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taint (medicine)


taint


1. To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air.

2. To stain; to sully; to tarnish. "His unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love." (Shak)

Synonym: To contaminate, defile, pollute, corrupt, infect, disease, vitiate, poison.

Origin: F. Teint, p.p. Of teindre to dye, tinge, fr. L. Tingere, tinctum. See Tinge, and cf. Tint.

1. Tincture; hue; colour; tinge.

2. Infection; corruption; deprivation. "He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove." (Macaulay)

3. A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.

Source: Websters Dictionary


lacing (iou)



lacing noun. LME.
[from LACE verb + -ING1.]
The action of LACE verb. LME.
Something that laces or fastens; a fastening, a tie; a shoestring. LME.
b. Rope used to attach a sail to a gaff or boom, a bonnet to a sail, etc. M19.
Ornamental openwork trimming or braiding. L16.
b. The coloured border on the petal of a flower. Also, a similar marking on the feathers of a bird. M19.
A small quantity of spirits added to another drink. M19.
Comb.: lacing course Building a special course built into an arch or wall in order to bond different parts together and give added strength.