Results for stain
Definitions of stain:
part of speech: noun
A discoloration: a spot: taint of guilt: cause of reproach: shame.
part of speech: verb intransitive
part of speech: noun
A blot; a foul spot; a spot of colour; taint of guilt; infamy; disgrace.
part of speech: verb transitive
To blot; spot; mark with color; to dye; soil with guilt or crime.
part of speech: verb transitive
To tinge or color: to give a different color to: to dye: to mark with guilt or infamy: to bring reproach on: to sully: to tarnish.
part of speech: verb
To discolour; to tinge of a different colour; to blot; to render foul; to tarnish; to bring reproach; to mark with guilt or infamy; to impress or mark with a variety of colours.
part of speech: noun
A discoloration; spot or blot; a dye; taint of guilt or crime; cause of reproach.
Usage examples for stain:
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It is a stain made with the blood of the slain and the tears of the women.
"Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom", Trumbull White -
Nay, fear no trick; like you I remember my soul, and do not stain my hands with blood.
"Fair Margaret", H. Rider Haggard -
I have begged him, begged him upon my knees, to allow me to end it then and there; to forget his dream of revenge, to die without this last stain upon his soul.
"Bat Wing", Sax Rohmer