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Traditional English :: stainer
stainer - v. & n.
--v.
    1 tr. & intr. discolour or be discoloured by the action of liquid sinking in.
    2 tr. sully, blemish, spoil, damage (a reputation, character, etc.).
    3 tr. colour (wood, glass, etc.) by a process other than painting or covering the surface.
    4 tr. impregnate (a specimen) for microscopic examination with colouring matter that makes the structure visible by being deposited in some parts more than in others.
    5 tr. print colours on (wallpaper).
--n.
    1 a discoloration, a spot or mark caused esp. by contact with foreign matter and not easily removed (a cloth covered with tea-stains).
    2 a a blot or blemish. b damage to a reputation etc. (a stain on one's character).
    3 a substance used in staining.
    stained glass dyed or coloured glass, esp. in a lead framework in a window (also (with hyphen) attrib.: stained-glass window).
    stainable adj. stainer n. [ME f. distain f. OF desteindre desteign- (as DIS-, TINGE)]
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stainer violin
john stainer
jacobus stainer violin
cary stainer
jacob stainer violin
stainer stephen
slide stainer
steven stainer
jacobus stainer