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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stain
a.
Colored or stained with woad.
v. t.
To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.
a.
Free from stain; immaculate.
a.
Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as, an unimpeachable reputation; unimpeachable testimony.
a.
Not stained with gore; not bloodied.
n.
A workman who stains; as, a stainer of wood.
v. t.
To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.
adv.
In a stainless manner.
n.
A spot or stain; also, a trick.
n.
One who stains or tarnishes.
v. t.
To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.
a.
Not spotted; free from spot or stain; especially, free from moral stain; unblemished; immaculate; as, an unspotted reputation.
v. t.
To color or stain; to imblue; to tint.
n.
Stain; brand.
v. i.
To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
v. t.
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.
imp. & p. p.
of Stain
n.
A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth.
superl.
Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
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