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Antonyms for stained

Grammar : Verb
Spell : steyn
Phonetic Transcription : steɪn

Definition of stained

Origin :
  • late 14c., probably representing a merger of Old Norse steina "to paint" and a shortened form of Middle English disteynen "to discolor or stain," from Old French desteign-, stem of desteindre "to remove the color," from des- (from Latin dis- "remove;" see dis-) + Old French teindre "to dye," from Latin tingere (see tincture). Related: Stained; staining. Stained glass is attested from 1791.
  • verb dirty, taint
Example sentences :
  • His shirt and hand, and even his naked arm, were stained and blotched with blood.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • His clothes were soiled and stained, and his face was covered with ragged beard.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The wound had as yet bled but little, for only the Prince's clothes were stained.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The ladies examined their dresses carefully to see if they had been stained.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Not a cloud now stained the pale azure tinged with rose color.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Above the altar and at either side of it were stained glass windows.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Both were stained and smeared with grease; they were amply large.
  • Extract from : « The Finding of Haldgren » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • His coat had opened wider, and she saw that his shirt was stained with blood.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • The beams of the low ceiling and the woodwork of the walls had been stained a mellow brown.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • I come to call you away from a scene that is stained with blood and tears.
  • Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews

Synonyms for stained

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