Толковый словарь английского языка - stain
Stain
stain
I. verb see: di~ Date: 14th century transitive verb to suffuse with color, discolor , soil , 3. taint 3 , to bring discredit on , to color (as wood, glass, or cloth) by processes affecting chemically or otherwise the material itself, intransitive verb to receive a ~, ~able adjective ~er noun II. noun Date: 1557 1. a soiled or discolored spot, a natural spot of color contrasting with the ground, a taint of guilt ; stigma , a preparation (as of dye or pigment) used in ~ing: as, a dye or pigment capable of penetrating the pores of wood, a dye or mixture of dyes used in microscopy to make visible minute and transparent structures, to differentiate tissue elements, or to produce specific chemical reactions, ~proof adjective
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. discolour or be discoloured by the action of liquid sinking in. 2 tr. sully, blemish, spoil, damage (a reputation, character, etc.). 3 tr. colour (wood, glass, etc.) by a process other than painting or covering the surface. 4 tr. impregnate (a specimen) for microscopic examination with colouring matter that makes the structure visible by being deposited in some parts more than in others. 5 tr. print colours on (wallpaper). --n. 1 a discoloration, a spot or mark caused esp. by contact with foreign matter and not easily removed (a cloth covered with tea-stains). 2 a a blot or blemish. b damage to a reputation etc. (a stain on one's character). 3 a substance used in staining. Phrases and idioms stained glass dyed or coloured glass, esp. in a lead framework in a window (also (with hyphen) attrib.: stained-glass window). Derivatives stainable adj. stainer n. Etymology: ME f. distain f. OF desteindre desteign- (as DIS-, TINGE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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