Stain (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Staining.]
[Abbrev. fr. distain.] 1. To discolor by the application of foreign
matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor
stained with blood.
2. To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess
affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with
a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to
dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in,
etc.; to stain glass.
3. To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to
soil; to tarnish.
Of honor void, Of innocence, of faith, of purity, Our wonted
ornaments now soiled and stained.
Milton.