Description
A coloration, produced by foreign matter, that penetrates into the fabric, wood, or coating. Typically, the transparency and fluidity of a stain will allow the base texture of the object to remain visible. Examples are fluorescent stain, gelatin stain, glaze stain, iron stain, metallic stain, oil stain, salt stain, sap stain, silver stain, water stain, wood stain.
Synonyms and Related Terms
stains; teinture (Fr.); mancha (Port.); nódoa (Port.)
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Last updated on: 9/30/2010 11:11:52 AM
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