stained (adj.) Old form(s): stain'd , stayned
full of disgrace, dishonouring
1H6 III.iii.57[Pucelle to Burgundy] wash away thy country's stained spots
Luc.1059[Lucrece as if to Collatine] thou shalt not know / The stained taste of violated troth
Luc.1316[of Tarquin's rape of Lucrece] She dares not thereof make discovery, / Lest he [Collatine] should hold it her own gross abuse / Ere she with blood had stained her stained excuse [second instance]
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