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Answer for the clue "Stain ", 7 letters:
soilure

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Word definitions for soilure in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Soilure \Soil"ure\, n. [OF. soillure, F. souillure. See Soil to make dirty.] Stain; pollution. --Shak. Then fearing rust or soilure, fashioned for it A case of silk. --Tennyson.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Making or becoming dirty; soiling, staining.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of soiling something [syn: soiling , dirtying ]

Usage examples of soilure.

On Saturday ladies are wont to wash the head, and rid their persons of whatever of dust or other soilure they may have gathered by the labours of the past week.