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staining

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staining
The application of a liquid dye solution to a porous surface to impart color.
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"I'd go home and write a poem this blessed minute if I only knew how," declared Phil, pausing in an open space where a rosy light was staining the green tips of the pines.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Having further accustomed themselves to the breaking of furniture and the staining of walls -- to thumping, tumbling, hammering, and screaming; to doors always banging, and to footsteps perpetually running up and down stairs -- the nominal master and mistress of the house fondly believed that their chief troubles were over.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The room was empty save for herself and the still form of the jeddak of Lothar lying at her feet, a little pool of crimson staining the white marble of the floor beside him.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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