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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     3. To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to
        blot; to soil; to tarnish.
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              Of honor void,
              Of innocence, of faith, of purity,
              Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained.
                                                    --Milton.
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     4. To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
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              She stains the ripest virgins of her age. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
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              That did all other beasts in beauty stain.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     Stained glass, glass colored or stained by certain metallic
        pigments fused into its substance, -- often used for
        making ornamental windows.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stain \Stain\, v. i.
     To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stain \Stain\, n.
     1. A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on
        a garment or cloth. --Shak.
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     2. A natural spot of a color different from the gound.
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              Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains.
                                                    --Pope.
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     3. Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
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              Nor death itself can wholly wash their stains.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              Our opinion . . . is, I trust, without any blemish
              or stain of heresy.                   --Hooker.
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     4. Cause of reproach; shame. --Sir P. Sidney.
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     5. A tincture; a tinge. [R.]
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              You have some stain of soldier in you. --Shak.
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     Syn: Blot; spot; taint; pollution; blemish; tarnish; color;
          disgrace; infamy; shame.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stain \Stain\, v. i.
     To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stain \Stain\, n.
     1. A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on
        a garment or cloth. --Shak.
  
     2. A natural spot of a color different from the gound.
  
              Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     3. Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
  
              Nor death itself can wholly wash their stains.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              Our opinion . . . is, I trust, without any blemish
              or stain of heresy.                   --Hooker.
  
     4. Cause of reproach; shame. --Sir P. Sidney.
  
     5. A tincture; a tinge. [R.]
  
              You have some stain of soldier in you. --Shak.
  
     Syn: Blot; spot; taint; pollution; blemish; tarnish; color;
          disgrace; infamy; shame.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stain \Stain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stained; 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.
  
     2. 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.
  
     3. To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to
        blot; to soil; to tarnish.
  
              Of honor void, Of innocence, of faith, of purity,
              Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     4. To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
  
              She stains the ripest virgins of her age. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
  
              That did all other beasts in beauty stain.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     Stained glass, glass colored or stained by certain metallic
        pigments fused into its substance, -- often used for
        making ornament windows.
  
     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 so 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  stain
       n 1: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark
            stain" [syn: discoloration, discolouration]
       2: (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used
          in microscopy to make structures visible
       3: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: dirt,
           filth, grime, soil, grease, grunge]
       4: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark
          upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, stigma, brand]
       5: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
          made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear, smirch,
           spot]
       v 1: color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a
            beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass
            a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
       2: produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
       3: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used
          metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long
          exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after
          the affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish, maculate,
           sully, defile]
       4: color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the
          specimen"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stain
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 λερώνω, για ενέργειες αντίθετες προς την ηθική
     2 λερώνω, βρομίζω
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 λερώνω, για ενέργειες αντίθετες προς την ηθική
     2 λερώνω, βρομίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stain
     Gutnish n.
     stone, rock, as material or individual piece of rock or pebble
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm stonen)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  stain
     n.
     1 A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with
  certain fluids or substances.
     2 A blemish on one's character or reputation.
     3 A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
     4 A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make
  some structures visible.
     5 (lb en heraldry) One of a number of non-standard tinctures used
  chiefly in post-medieval heraldry, especially tenné, murrey, or
  sanguine.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To discolor, as by spilling or other contact
  with a fluid or substance.
     2 To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
     3 To coat a surface with a stain
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become stained; to take a stain.
     5 (lb en transitive cytology histology) To treat (a microscopic
  specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
     6 To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  stain
     n.
     1 A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with
  certain fluids or substances.
     2 A blemish on one's character or reputation.
     3 A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
     4 A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make
  some structures visible.
     5 (lb en heraldry) One of a number of non-standard tinctures used
  chiefly in post-medieval heraldry, especially tenné, murrey, or
  sanguine.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To discolor, as by spilling or other contact
  with a fluid or substance.
     2 To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
     3 To coat a surface with a stain
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become stained; to take a stain.
     5 (lb en transitive cytology histology) To treat (a microscopic
  specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
     6 To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  stain
     n.
     1 A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with
  certain fluids or substances.
     2 A blemish on one's character or reputation.
     3 A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
     4 A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make
  some structures visible.
     5 (lb en heraldry) One of a number of non-standard tinctures used
  chiefly in post-medieval heraldry, especially tenné, murrey, or
  sanguine.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To discolor, as by spilling or other contact
  with a fluid or substance.
     2 To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
     3 To coat a surface with a stain
     4 (lb en intransitive) To become stained; to take a stain.
     5 (lb en transitive cytology histology) To treat (a microscopic
  specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
     6 To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stain
     Englanti n.
     tahra
     Englanti vb.
     1 tahriintua
     2 tahrata

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  stain
     Engelska n.
     fläck, missfärgning
     Engelska vb.
     fläcka

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  stain /stˈeɪn/
  beklad

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Stain /stˈeɪn/
  اللطخة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  stain //steɪn// 
  1. позор
  blemish on one's character or reputation
  2. петно
  discoloured spot or area
  3. боя
  substance used to soak into a surface and colour it

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  stain //steɪn// 
  1. боядисвам
  to coat a surface with a stain
  2. обезцветявам
  to discolour something
  3. позоря
  to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation