stain
[steyn] Show IPA
noun
1.
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
2.
a natural spot or patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal.
3.
a cause of reproach; stigma; blemish: a stain on one's reputation.
4.
coloration produced by a dye that penetrates a substance, as wood.
5.
a dye made into a solution for coloring woods, textiles, etc. verb (used with object)
7.
to discolor with spots or streaks of foreign matter.
8.
to bring reproach or dishonor upon; blemish.
9.
to sully with guilt or infamy; corrupt.
10.
to color or dye (wood, cloth, etc.) by any of various processes that change or react with the substance chemically.
11.
to color with something that penetrates the substance.
12.
to treat (a microscopic specimen) with some reagent or dye in order to color the whole or parts and so give distinctness, contrast of tissues, etc.
verb (used without object)
13.
to produce a stain.
14.
to become stained; take a stain: This fabric stains easily.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English steynen < Old Norse steina to paint; in some senses aphetic form of distain
1350–1400; Middle English steynen < Old Norse steina to paint; in some senses aphetic form of distain
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