Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An insect that causes stains, as the cotton-stainer.
- noun One who or that which stains, blots, or tarnishes.
- noun One who stains or colors; especially, in the trades, a workman whose employment is staining wood, etc. See
paper-stainer . - noun A tincture or coloring matter used in staining.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who stains or tarnishes.
- noun A workman who stains.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something that
stains . - noun One who stains or
tarnishes . - noun A
workman who applies a stain towood , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
Etymologies
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Examples
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This seasonal adaptation of a traditional manchamanteles -- "tablecloth stainer" -- uses the fall season's apples and pears instead of the usual pineapple; sweet potatoes instead of plantains; prunes instead of summer's tomatoes; and hazelnuts instead of almonds.
Winter Fruit Mole with Hazelnuts: Manchamanteles con Avellanas 2008
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This seasonal adaptation of a traditional manchamanteles -- "tablecloth stainer" -- uses the fall season's apples and pears instead of the usual pineapple; sweet potatoes instead of plantains; prunes instead of summer's tomatoes; and hazelnuts instead of almonds.
Winter Fruit Mole with Hazelnuts: Manchamanteles con Avellanas 2008
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Make sure you use a stainer as you are adding the cold mix just in case any lumps are left.
Christmas and a cup of champurrado | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008
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This seasonal adaptation of a traditional manchamanteles -- "tablecloth stainer" -- uses the fall season's apples and pears instead of the usual pineapple; sweet potatoes instead of plantains; prunes instead of summer's tomatoes; and hazelnuts instead of almonds.
Winter Fruit Mole with Hazelnuts: Manchamanteles con Avellanas 2008
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Pastel on wove paper, originally mounted on a stainer
Childhood 2009
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Put some confectioners' sugar in a tea stainer and sift enough over the top of the cake to evenly cover it with a fine dusting.
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Mandy 2008
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Put some confectioners' sugar in a tea stainer and sift enough over the top of the cake to evenly cover it with a fine dusting.
Archive 2008-07-01 Mandy 2008
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Put some confectioners' sugar in a tea stainer and sift enough over the top of the cake to evenly cover it with a fine dusting.
Happy Birthday Grace! Mandy 2008
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So either Brown is crazy and has some abandonment issue where he has to leave his team every two years or Joe Dumars and the Pistons are high on some kind of wood stainer.
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Put some confectioners' sugar in a tea stainer and sift enough over the top of the cake to evenly cover it with a fine dusting.
Archive 2008-02-01 Mandy 2008
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