Tarnish: alternatives and connections

Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister.

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To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.

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The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance.

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A flake; also, a lock, as of wool.

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A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

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To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.

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To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.

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To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.

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To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.

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To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.

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To spot; to stain; to blur.

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To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.

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To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation.

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