The Collaborative International Dictionary
Distain \Dis*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Distaining.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take
away the color, F. d['e]teindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F.
teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See Tinge, and cf.
Stain.]
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.
Wiktionary
(context rare English) stained, discoloured, tarnished v
(context rare English) (en-past of: distain)
Usage examples of "distained".
The weather was cold, the livid damps hung upon the distained walls, and there was neither fire nor hearth.
And therefore I suppose she shall not be all distained, but that some good knight shall put his body in jeopardy for my queen rather than she shall be brent in a wrong quarrel.