stained

stain  (stn)

v. stained, stain·ing, stains

v.tr.

1. To discolor, soil, or spot.

2. To bring into disrepute; taint or tarnish.

3. To color (glass, for example) with a coat of penetrating liquid dye or tint.

4. To treat (specimens for the microscope) with a reagent or dye that makes visible certain structures without affecting others.

v.intr.

To produce or receive discolorations.

n.

1. A discolored or soiled spot or smudge.

2. A blemish on one's moral character or reputation.

3. A liquid substance applied especially to wood that penetrates the surface and imparts a rich color.

4. A reagent or dye used for staining microscopic specimens.

---

[Middle English steinen, partly from Old French desteindre, desteign-, to deprive of color (des-, dis- + teindre, to dye from Latin tingere), and partly from Old Norse steina, to paint.]

---

staina·ble adj.

stainer n.

Synonyms: stain, blot¹, brand, stigma, taint
These nouns denote a mark of discredit or disgrace, as on one's good name: a stain on his honor; the blot of treason; the brand of cowardice; the stigma of ignominious defeat; the taint of vice.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stained - marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter; "a badly stained tablecloth"; "tear-stained cheeks" unstained - not stained; "An apron keeps his clothing unstained"
	2.	stained - having a coating of stain or varnish varnished painted - coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture"

Translations

stained [ˈsteɪnd] adj (= dirty) → taché(e)
to be stained with sth → être taché(e) de qch
stained glass n

(= substance) → verre m coloré

(= windows collectively) → vitraux mpl
stained-glass window n → vitrail m
stainless steel [ˌsteɪnləsˈstiːl]

n → acier m inoxydable

adj → en acier inoxydable
stain remover n → détachant m

stained

adj fingers, teeth → gefärbt; clothes, floor → fleckig, befleckt (geh); glass → bunt, bemalt; reputation → befleckt; stained-glass window → Buntglasfenster nt, → farbiges Glasfenster; stained with blood → blutbefleckt; the white shirt was stained crimson with blood → das weiße Hemd hatte dunkelrote Blutflecken