See Also: stain 1, verb(dictionary)
Stain(medicine)
stain(1)(dictionary)
stain(2)(dictionary)
PTA stain(medicine)
Ag-AS stain(medicine)
PAS stain(medicine)
nuclear stain(medicine)
Marchi's stain(medicine)
May-Grunwald stain(medicine)

stain 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Partly from Old French desteindre 'to discolor', from teindre 'to give something a different color', from Latin tingere ( TINGE2); partly from Old Norse steina 'to paint']
[I and T] to accidentally make a mark on something, especially one that cannot be removed, or to be marked in this way
::Be careful you don't stain the carpet.
::This tablecloth stains very easily.
::Her fingers were stained yellow from years of smoking.
stain with
::a cowboy hat stained with dust and sweat
[T] to change the colour of something, especially something made of wood, by using a special liquid
-see also dye dye
::We've decided to stain the shelves blue.
stain sb's name/honour/reputation etc
literary to damage the good opinion that people have about someone