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1. Marked or dyed or discoloured with foreign matter
   "a badly stained tablecloth"; "tear-stained cheeks"
    
2. Having a coating of stain or varnish
   - varnished

1. Colour with a liquid dye or tint
   "Stain this table a beautiful walnut colour"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
    
2. Produce or leave stains
   "Red wine stains the table cloth"
    
3. Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
   - tarnish, maculate, sully, defile
    
4. Colour for microscopic study

See also: painted, stainer, staining

Type of: alter, blob, blot, change, dye, fleck, modify, spot

Antonym: unstained

Encyclopedia: Stain