tearstained

See also: tear-stained

English

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Etymology

From tear +‎ stained.

Adjective

tearstained (comparative more tearstained, superlative most tearstained)

  1. Stained with tears.
    She sniffled and wiped her nose on her already tearstained blouse.
    • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 45:
      With tear-stained eyes, he watched his king still struggling like an earl with the worm.

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