Stain
Definition of Stain
Pronunciation: stān | v. t. | 1. | To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood. | | 2. | To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processes affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass. | | 3. | To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish. | | 4. | To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison. | | v. i. | 1. | To give or receive a stain; to grow dim. | | n. | 1. | A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth. | | 2. | A natural spot of a color different from the gound. | | 3. | Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach. | | 4. | Cause of reproach; shame. | | 5. | A tincture; a tinge. |
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