Definitions for stained



Overview of verb stain

The verb stain has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (19) stain

(color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages")

2. (2) stain

(produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth")

3. tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile

(make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man")

4. stain

(color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen")


Overview of adj stained

The adj stained has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (9) stained

(marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter; "a badly stained tablecloth"; "tear-stained cheeks")

2. (1) stained, varnished

(having a coating of stain or varnish)

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