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Definition of 'stain'Noun
( en-noun)
A discoloured spot or area.
A blemish on one's character or reputation.
A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
Derived terms
* (l)
* Giemsa stain
* Leishman stain
* Romanowsky stain
* Wright-Giemse stain
* Wright's stain
Verb
( en-verb)
To discolour something
- to stain the hand with dye
- armour stained with blood
To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
* Milton
- Of honour void, / Of innocence, of faith, of purity, / Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained .
To coat a surface with a stain
- to stain wood with acids, coloured washes, paint rubbed in, etc.
- the stained glass used for church windows
To treat a microscope specimen with a dye
To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
- She stains the ripest virgins of her age.
* Spenser
- that did all other beasts in beauty stain
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