stain en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /steɪn/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English steinen, steynen (“to stain, colour, paint”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse steina (“to stain, colour, paint”), from steinn (“stone, mineral blue, colour, stain”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”). Cognate with Old English stān (“stone”). More at stone. Replaced native Middle English wem (“spot, blemish, stain”), from Old English wamm (“spot, stain”). In some senses, influenced by unrelated Middle English disteynen (“to discolor, remove the colour from"; literally, "de-colour”), from Anglo-Norman desteindre (“to remove the colour from, bleach”), from Old French destaindre (“to remove the color from, bleach”), from des- (“dis-, de-, un-”) + teindre (“to dye”), from Latin tingo.
Meanings
- A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
- A blemish on one's character or reputation.
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A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
The wood will darken whether it is stained or not—the main function of a stain is to enhance the wood's natural color and emphasize its grain.
1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 93:
- A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
- One of a number of non-standard tinctures used chiefly in post-medieval heraldry, especially tenné, murrey, or sanguine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
wankstain · stain lifter · bloodstain · crapstain · cuntstain · Giemsa stain · stainful · Gömöri stain · stain remover · hypostain · Ziehl-Neelsen stain · stainless · ring stain · inkstain · Romanowsky stain · Wright's stain · Wright-Giemsa stain · Colorado brown stain · counterstain · green stain · sap stain · unstain · dickstain · blue stain · coffee stain effect · pet stain · cumstain · Kinyoun stain · Wright-Giemse stain · Feulgen stain · port-wine stain · antistain · hit a stain · fuckstain · shit stain · bestain · phosphostain · green-stain · cockstain · mudstain · immunostain · milkstain · stainproof · oncostain · shitstain · tearstain · Leishman stain · pukestain
Translations (136)
de Schandfleck (blemish on one's character or reputation) · pl barwnik (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible) · sh fleka (discoloured spot or area) · ga smál (discoloured spot or area) · mba mansa (discoloured spot or area) · pl plama (blemish on one's character or reputation) · fi tahra (blemish on one's character or reputation) · mi pūriko (discoloured spot or area) · la macula (discoloured spot or area) · bg петно́ (discoloured spot or area) · el κηλίδα (discoloured spot or area) · as চেকা (discoloured spot or area) · es mancilla (blemish on one's character or reputation) · nl vlek (discoloured spot or area) · it chiazza (discoloured spot or area) · bg петно́ (blemish on one's character or reputation) · sv fläck (discoloured spot or area) · az ləkə (blemish on one's character or reputation) · io makulo (discoloured spot or area) · sv bets (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · af kleurstof (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · izh plekki (discoloured spot or area) · io makulo (blemish on one's character or reputation) · es lamparón (discoloured spot or area) · ba тап (discoloured spot or area) · pl plama (discoloured spot or area) · pt mácula (discoloured spot or area) · pdt Plak (discoloured spot or area) · vi vết (discoloured spot or area) · af toetskleurstof (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible) · bcl mantsa (discoloured spot or area) · tr lekeler (discoloured spot or area) · mk флека (discoloured spot or area) · pt mancha (discoloured spot or area) · bg багри́ло (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible) · da plet (discoloured spot or area) · is blettur (discoloured spot or area) · pl bejca (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · fi väriaine (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · de Farbstoff (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · as দাগ (discoloured spot or area) · fi väriaine (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible) · ro pată (discoloured spot or area) · ab ашәыта (discoloured spot or area) · grc σπίλος (discoloured spot or area) · sa रेपस् (discoloured spot or area) · th คราบ (discoloured spot or area) · fr souillure (blemish on one's character or reputation) · it tinta (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · ru кра́ска (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · cs mořidlo (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · es mácula (discoloured spot or area) · es tacha (blemish on one's character or reputation) · it mordente (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · ru пятно́ (blemish on one's character or reputation) · de Beize (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · bg боя́ (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · eo makulo (discoloured spot or area) · sq njollë (discoloured spot or area) · fr colorant (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · sk škvrna (discoloured spot or area) · be пля́ма (discoloured spot or area) · fi jälki (discoloured spot or area) · it patacca (discoloured spot or area) · hi दाग (discoloured spot or area) · ja 染み (discoloured spot or area) · vi tật (discoloured spot or area) · de Schmutzspur (discoloured spot or area) · ko 얼룩 (discoloured spot or area) · ceb mansa (discoloured spot or area) · ckb پەڵە (discoloured spot or area) · es chorreón (discoloured spot or area) · pt colorante (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · cmn 污跡 /污迹 (discoloured spot or area) · fa لکه (discoloured spot or area) · mn толбо (discoloured spot or area) · mk дамка (discoloured spot or area) · pt nódoa (discoloured spot or area) · el χρώμα (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · inh ӏатта (discoloured spot or area) · lt dėmė (discoloured spot or area) · la macula (blemish on one's character or reputation) · de Stigma (blemish on one's character or reputation) · el βαφή (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · chr ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎬ (discoloured spot or area) · af skandvlek (blemish on one's character or reputation) · az ləkə (discoloured spot or area) · ru пятно́ (discoloured spot or area) · pl kontrast (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible) · es mancha (discoloured spot or area) · de Verfärbung (discoloured spot or area) · de Makel (blemish on one's character or reputation) · cs skvrna (discoloured spot or area) · de Fehler (discoloured spot or area) · grc κηλίς (discoloured spot or area) · el κηλίδα (blemish on one's character or reputation) · es chorretón (discoloured spot or area) · ko 착색 (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · mi tope (discoloured spot or area) · ca taca (discoloured spot or area) · de Fleck (discoloured spot or area) · mi poapoa (discoloured spot or area) · my အစွန်း (discoloured spot or area) · ar بُقْعَة (discoloured spot or area) · tr leke (discoloured spot or area) · mfe tas (discoloured spot or area) · hy ներկ (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · sl madež (discoloured spot or area) · hu folt (discoloured spot or area) · es contraste (reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible) · de Färbemittel (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · cmn 污漬 /污渍 (discoloured spot or area) · pt tinta (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · ka ლაქა (discoloured spot or area) · fi läiskä (discoloured spot or area) · bcl digta (discoloured spot or area) · fr tache (discoloured spot or area) · fi tahra (discoloured spot or area) · ru морилка (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · de Brandfleck (discoloured spot or area) · ur داغ (discoloured spot or area) · ur دھبا (discoloured spot or area) · de Tinte (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · ce таммагӏа (discoloured spot or area) · uk пля́ма (discoloured spot or area) · it macchia (discoloured spot or area) · es churretón (discoloured spot or area) · ru пятно́ позора (blemish on one's character or reputation) · af vlek (discoloured spot or area) · bg багри́ло (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) · km ស្នាមប្រឡាក់ (discoloured spot or area) · hi दाग़ (discoloured spot or area) · pl skaza (blemish on one's character or reputation) · es rodal (discoloured spot or area) · oc taca (discoloured spot or area) · sh флека (discoloured spot or area)