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/tear"staynd'/, adj.1. marked or wet with tears: a tear-stained letter.2. showing traces of tears or signs of having wept: tear-stained cheeks.[1585-95]
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tear-stained — /tear staynd /, adj. 1. marked or wet with tears: a tear stained letter. 2. showing traces of tears or signs of having wept: tear stained cheeks. [1585 95] * * * tearˈ stained adjective (of the face or cheeks) streaked with tracks left by tears • … Useful english dictionary
tear-stained — || tɪr‚steɪnd / tɪə crying a lot, full of tears … English contemporary dictionary
tear-stained — tear′ stained [[t]ˈtɪər[/t]] adj. marked or wet with tears • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
tear-stained — adj. Tear stained is used with these nouns: ↑cheek, ↑face … Collocations dictionary
tear-stained — adjective wet with tears … English new terms dictionary
Tear — (t[=e]r), n. [AS. te[ a]r; akin to G. z[ a]rhe, OHG. zahar, OFries. & Icel. t[=a]r, Sw. t[*a]r, Dan. taare, Goth. tagr, OIr. d[=e]r, W. dagr, OW. dacr, L. lacrima, lacruma, for older dacruma, Gr. da kry, da kryon, da kryma. [root]59. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stained — adjective 1. marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter (Freq. 9) a badly stained tablecloth tear stained cheeks • Ant: ↑unstained 2. having a coating of stain or varnish (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Tears of St Lawrence — Tear Tear (t[=e]r), n. [AS. te[ a]r; akin to G. z[ a]rhe, OHG. zahar, OFries. & Icel. t[=a]r, Sw. t[*a]r, Dan. taare, Goth. tagr, OIr. d[=e]r, W. dagr, OW. dacr, L. lacrima, lacruma, for older dacruma, Gr. da kry, da kryon, da kryma. [root]59. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
