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Definition of Stained
1. Adjective. Marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter. "Tear-stained cheeks"
2. Adjective. Having a coating of stain or varnish.
Definition of Stained
1. Adjective. having a stain ¹
2. Adjective. coloured by adding a pigment ¹
3. Verb. (past of ''stain'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stained
1. stain [v] - See also: stain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stained
Literary usage of Stained
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1892)
"Spencer -^ horn. imm. obj. and Leitz oc. 3. FIG. 3. Parenchyme from a longitudinal
section of a worm which was fixed in corrosive sublimate and stained in ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1885)
"published a treatise on 'stained Glass, showing its applicability to every style
of Architecture,' and was appointed by the royal commissioners on the fine ..."
3. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"Some travellers, who had recently arrived, informed them that a terrible battle
had stained Paris with blood. ..."
4. American Book Prices Current by Katherine Kyes Leab, Daniel J Leab (1908)
"Knoxville, 1823. 8vo. Sheep (stained), A., Dec. 10, '07. (564) $21.00. Sheep (broken
and stained), M., Apr. 14, '08. (004) $25.50. State of Tennessee. ..."
5. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1899)
"_, stained in the water solution of carbolic fuchsin for from 3 to 5 minutes.
... After carefully washing in water the preparations were next stained for 2 ..."
6. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain (1880)
"May this good fellowship endure; may these banners here blended hi amity, so
remain; may they never any more wave over opposing hosts, or be stained with ..."
7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... had its Perseus and Andromeda. are in the London National Gallery), and it is
found carved and in stained glass in a great number of the old churches. ..."
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