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To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make
foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with
blood. |
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To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by
processess 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. |
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To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to
blot; to soil; to tarnish. |
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To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison. |
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To give or receive a stain; to grow dim. |
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A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a
garment or cloth. |
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A natural spot of a color different from the gound. |
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Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach. |
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Cause of reproach; shame. |
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A tincture; a tinge. |
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