"stained" in the verb sense
1. 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. 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"
"stained" in the adjective sense
1. stained
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
"a badly stained tablecloth"
"tear-stained cheeks"
2. stained, varnished
having a coating of stain or varnish
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