distain \distain"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. distained; p. pr. 
   vb. n. distaining. oe. desteinen, of. desteindre to take
   away the color, f. d'eteindre; pref. des- l. dis- + f.
   teindre to tinge, dye, l. tingere. see tinge, and cf.
   stain.
   to tinge with a different color from the natural or proper
   one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile;
   -- used chiefly in poetry. "distained with dirt and blood."
   --spenser.
   1913 webster

         she hath . . . distained her honorable blood.
                                                  --spenser.
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         the worthiness of praise distains his worth. --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
distained distaining tinge stain