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bestained

Today it means: Stained all over, completely stained or discoloured. Full definition →

Middle English besteined

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bestained · adjective¹

Middle English · inherited frombesteined
English todaybestained

From Middle English besteined, besteyned, equivalent to be- + stained.

bestained · verb²

From bestain + -ed.

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