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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- stain :a soiled or discolored appearance
- the wine left a dark stain
- 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
- stain :produce or leave stains
- Red wine stains the table cloth
- stain :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
- stain :a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- And the Lord set a mark upon Cain
- stain :color for microscopic study
- The laboratory worker dyed the specimen
- stain :an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- he made a huge blot on his copybook
- stain :(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible