DISTAIN

Etymology 1

Verb

distain (third-person singular simple present distains, present participle distaining, simple past and past participle distained)

(rare) To stain, discolour or tarnish

Etymology 2

Noun

distain

Misspelling of disdain.

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distained; p. pr. & vb. n. Distaining.] Etym: [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take away the color, F. déteindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See Tinge, and cf. Stain.]

Definition: 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. [She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood. Spenser. The worthiness of praise distains his worth. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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