stained Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb color with a liquid dye or tint
   stain.
   
   • Stain this table a beautiful walnut color
   • people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages
2. verb produce or leave stains
   stain.
   
   • Red wine stains the table cloth
3. verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
   tarnish; sully; stain; maculate; defile.
   
   • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
   • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
4. verb color for microscopic study
   stain.
   
   • The laboratory worker dyed the specimen
5. adjective marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
   
   • a badly stained tablecloth
   • tear-stained cheeks
6. adjective satellite having a coating of stain or varnish
   varnished.
   

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