Stain

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Stained (stānd); p. pr. & vb. n. Staining.]
	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.
	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 ornamental windows.
v. i.	1.	To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
n.	1.	A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth.
	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.
	5.	A tincture; a tinge. You have some stain of soldier in you. - Shak.

Noun	1.	stain - a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" Synonyms: discoloration, discolouration
	2.	stain - (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
	3.	stain - the state of being covered with unclean things Synonyms: grime, grunge, soil, dirt, filth, grease
	4.	stain - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis Synonyms: stigma, brand, mark
	5.	stain - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" Synonyms: blot, smirch, smear, spot
Verb	1.	stain - 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.	stain - produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
	3.	stain - 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" Synonyms: maculate, tarnish, defile, sully
	4.	stain - color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"

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