stain

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an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
the state of being covered with unclean things
a soiled or discolored appearance
Cause of reproach
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
color with a liquid dye or tint
produce or leave stains
color for microscopic study
To discolor by the application of foreign matter
To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself
To spot with guilt or infamy
To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison
To give or receive a stain
A discoloration by foreign matter
A natural spot of a color different from the gound
Taint of guilt
A tincture

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