Stained
- Stain Stain (st[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stained}
(st[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staining}.] [Abbrev. fr.
distain.]
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.
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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. [1913 Webster]
3. To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish. [1913 Webster]
Of honor void, Of innocence, of faith, of purity, Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
4. To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison. [1913 Webster]
She stains the ripest virgins of her age. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
That did all other beasts in beauty stain. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
{Stained glass}, glass colored or stained by certain metallic pigments fused into its substance, -- often used for making ornamental windows. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To paint; dye; blot; soil; sully; discolor; disgrace; taint.
Usage: {Paint}, {Stain}, {Dye}. These denote three different processes; the first mechanical, the other two, chiefly chemical. To paint a thing is to spread a coat of coloring matter over it; to stain or dye a thing is to impart color to its substance. To stain is said chiefly of solids, as wood, glass, paper; to dye, of fibrous substances, textile fabrics, etc.; the one, commonly, a simple process, as applying a wash; the other more complex, as fixing colors by mordants. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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stained — stained; un·stained; … English syllables
stained — index blemished, marred, tainted (contaminated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stained — adjective 1. marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter (Freq. 9) a badly stained tablecloth tear stained cheeks • Ant: ↑unstained 2. having a coating of stain or varnish (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stained — adj. Stained is used with these nouns: ↑carpet, ↑glass, ↑wood … Collocations dictionary
stained — adjective a) having a stain b) coloured by adding a pigment … Wiktionary
stained — Synonyms and related words: bedraggled, befouled, besmirched, blackened, colored, darkened, deep, deep colored, defiled, dirtied, discolored, drabbled, draggled, dyed, fouled, foxed, foxy, full, full colored, hued, imbued, in Technicolor, in… … Moby Thesaurus
stained — adj. discolored, smudged, spotted; colored with stain (of wood, glass, etc.) steɪn n. discoloration, smudge, spot; liquid substance used as a coloring agent (on wood, etc.); taint or blemish on one s reputation v. discolor, smudge, spot; color… … English contemporary dictionary
stained — detains … Anagrams dictionary
stained glass — stained glass, adj. glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, esp. by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. [1785 95] *… … Universalium
Stained Class — Álbum de Judas Priest Publicación 10 de febrero de 1978 Grabación Octubre Noviembre de 1977 Género(s) Heavy metal, Speed metal … Wikipedia Español
