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tainture (plural taintures)
(obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting.
• nutriate, turanite, unattire
Source: Wiktionary
Tain"ture, n. Etym: [F. teinture. See Taint to stain, and cf. Tincture.]
Definition: Taint; tinge; difilement; stain; spot. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States