Stain

·noun A tincture; a tinge.

II. Stain ·noun Cause of reproach; shame.

III. Stain ·vi To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.

IV. Stain ·noun Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.

V. Stain ·noun A natural spot of a color different from the gound.

VI. Stain ·vt To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.

VII. Stain ·noun A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth.

VIII. Stain ·vt To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to Blot; to Soil; to Tarnish.

IX. Stain ·vt To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to Spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.

X. Stain ·vt To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to Dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, ·etc.; to stain glass.