distained

English

Verb

distained

(rare) simple past and past participle of distain

Adjective

distained (comparative more distained, superlative most distained)

(rare) stained, discoloured, tarnished
- 1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC:
  The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained.

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