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Definition of Bestain
1. v. t. To stain.
Definition of Bestain
1. Verb. (transitive) To mark with stains; discolour; spot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bestain
1. to stain all over [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bestain
Literary usage of Bestain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry by Thomas Percy (1887)
"... for in his mind lie bore the wounds of woe : Which made him rend his milk-white
locks, And tresses from his head, And all with blood bestain his cheeks, ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... smirch, smutch, crock. stain, vt 1. discolor (contextual), distain (archaic),
soil; spec, tarnish, bestain (intensive), splotch, blot, blotch, smirch, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To bestain, (be-stane') ». a. To mark with stains. To BESTEAD, (be-sted') vo To
profit; to accommodate ; to be serviceable to. BESTIAL, (bes'-te-al) a. ..."
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