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  • adjective having a stain
  • adjective coloured by adding a pigment
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of stain.

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  • adjective having a coating of stain or varnish
  • adjective marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

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Examples

  • Mrs Dunwoody glared at him as if she suspected that he doubted her word, but she made no reply and produced from under her table a bottle of Lysol about half-full, the neck sticky and covered with dust and the label stained by the drips that had run down over it.

    The Port of London Murders Bell, Josephine, 1897-1987 1938

  • “A dissolute rake may indeed be most charming, my young lord, but if the coffers are strained and the title stained, you shall have a most difficult time convincing a steady-minded lady to marry you.”

    A PROPER AFFAIR VICTORIA MALVEY 2001

  • They are best (color wise) in stained/dingy water.

    When can I use a chartruse buzzbait? 2009

  • Most of the walls were covered with bookshelves and cupboards, and the only window was large, round and bore the image of a dark silhouette riding a white horse in stained glass.

    Blonde, Black and Blood Red nathreee 2010

  • And here I always thought the chance of a pouring object dribbling was directly proportional to the capability of the object or material beneath said pot to become indelibly stained from the dribble.

    The Complicated Physics of a Dribbling Teapot » E-Mail 2009

  • This eagerly awaited study provides a complete record of Pugin's extraordinary achievements in stained glass design and manufacture.

    The Stained Glass of Gothic Revivalist AWN Pugin 2009

  • They are best (color wise) in stained/dingy water.

    When can I use a chartruse buzzbait? 2009

  • And here I always thought the chance of a pouring object dribbling was directly proportional to the capability of the object or material beneath said pot to become indelibly stained from the dribble.

    The Complicated Physics of a Dribbling Teapot 2009

  • I love her use of Tiffany glass (her husband works in stained glass), the antique sofa she found and had reupholstered, her red velvet curtains, hanging lamps, and unicorn tapestry over the fireplace.

    Rose Red's House: Living Color regina doman 2008

  • I love her use of Tiffany glass (her husband works in stained glass), the antique sofa she found and had reupholstered, her red velvet curtains, hanging lamps, and unicorn tapestry over the fireplace.

    Archive 2008-01-01 regina doman 2008

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