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Stainer
UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsteɪnə/
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Stainer /ˈsteɪnə/ n - Sir John. 1840–1901, British composer and organist, noted for his sacred music, esp the oratorio The Crucifixion (1887)
stain /steɪn/USA pronunciation
n.
- a mark caused by foreign matter on a material:[countable]a bright blue stain on his shirt.
- [countable] a cause of disgrace or dishonor.
- a dye made into a solution for coloring woods, textiles, etc.: [uncountable]Try using stain on the rocking chair.[countable]several wood stains to choose from: red, dark brown, or light brown.
v. - to (cause to) become discolored, as by having spots: [~ + object]The blood stained his shirt.[no object]The white rug will stain too easily.
- to color or dye (wood, cloth, etc.):[~ + object]I stained the old rocking chair and made it look like new.
- to bring disgrace or dishonor upon:[~ + object]Although the charges were never proven, his reputation was stained forever.
stain•less, adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026stain (stān),USA pronunciation
- a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material;
a spot not easily removed.
- a natural spot or patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal.
- a cause of reproach;
stigma;
blemish:a stain on one's reputation.
- coloration produced by a dye that penetrates a substance, as wood.
- a dye made into a solution for coloring woods, textiles, etc.
- Opticsa reagent or dye used in treating a specimen for microscopic examination.
v.t. - to discolor with spots or streaks of foreign matter.
- to bring reproach or dishonor upon;
blemish.
- to sully with guilt or infamy;
corrupt.
- to color or dye (wood, cloth, etc.) by any of various processes that change or react with the substance chemically.
- to color with something that penetrates the substance.
- Laboratory, Opticsto treat (a microscopic specimen) with some reagent or dye in order to color the whole or parts and so give distinctness, contrast of tissues, etc.
v.i. - to produce a stain.
- to become stained;
take a stain:This fabric stains easily.
- Old Norse steina to paint; in some senses aphetic form of distain
- Middle English steynen 1350–1400
1. 3. mark, imperfection, blot. 3. taint. 7. spot, streak, soil, dirty. 8. sully, taint, tarnish, disgrace, dishonor, debase, defile, contaminate, pollute.
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