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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To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass.
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To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish.
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To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
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To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
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A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth.
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A natural spot of a color different from the gound.
