Definition of stain

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Stain (v. t.) To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood..

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Maculatory :: Maculatory (a.) Causing a spot or stain.
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support..
Refrain :: Refrain (v. i.) To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
Bitts :: Bitts (n. pl.) A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor, or in warping. Other bitts are used for belaying (belaying bitts), for sustaining the windlass (carrick bitts, winch bitts, or windlass bitts), to hold the pawls of the windlass (pawl bitts) etc..
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
Lie :: Lie (adj.) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
Prop :: Prop (v.) That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building..
Ensanguine :: Ensanguine (v. t.) To stain or cover with blood; to make bloody, or of a blood-red color; as, an ensanguined hue..
Bedye :: Bedye (v. t.) To dye or stain.
Hematoidin :: Hematoidin (n.) A crystalline or amorphous pigment, free from iron, formed from hematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in the body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora lutea it is called haemolutein..
Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Abstaining from wine.
Sustainer :: Sustained (a.) Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music..
Embrew :: Embrew (v. t.) To imbrue; to stain with blood.
Stain :: Stain (n.) A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth..
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit..
Atlas :: Atlas (n.) One who sustains a great burden.
Tent :: Tent (n.) A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp..
Tainture :: Tainture (n.) Taint; tinge; difilement; stain; spot.
Ingrain :: Ingrain (v. t.) To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply.
Distained :: Distained (imp. & p. p.) of Distai.
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