distained — adjective stained, discoloured, tarnished The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. (Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde) … Wiktionary
Distain — Dis*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distaining}.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take away the color, F. d[ e]teindre; pref. des (L. dis ) + F. teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See {Tinge}, and cf. {Stain}.] To tinge … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Distaining — Distain Dis*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distaining}.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take away the color, F. d[ e]teindre; pref. des (L. dis ) + F. teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See {Tinge}, and cf. {Stain}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ahmed Sékou Touré — Infobox President|name=Ahmed Sékou Touré nationality=Guinean image size = 240px image caption = President Ahmed Sekou Toure of the Republic of Guinea arrives for a visit to Washington DC, 1982. order=1st President of Guinea term start=October 2,… … Wikipedia
beloved — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See love. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. loved, adored, worshiped, cherished, dear, favorite, admired, highly regarded or valued, idolized, precious, prized, dearest, yearned for, hallowed, popular,… … English dictionary for students
