stain

tahriintua

markkeri

värjätä, markkeerata

tahra A discoloured spot or area.
A blemish on one's character or reputation.
A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
To discolour something

to stain the hand with dye

armour stained with blood

Of honour void, / Of innocence, of faith, of purity, / Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained.

to stain wood with acids, coloured washes, paint rubbed in, etc.

the stained glass used for church windows

She stains the ripest virgins of her age.

that did all other beasts in beauty stain