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distain
verb 1noun 1
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1ADJ.
loud, sacred
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verb
1
To stain, discolour or tarnish
Thence riſe the tears that ſo diſtaine my cheeks, Fearing his loue through my vnworthyneſſe.
noun
1
Misspelling of disdain.
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Thence riſe the tears that ſo diſtaine my cheeks, Fearing his loue through my vnworthyneſſe.
Wiktionary02
Both hands are labouring the fierce knots to pull; / black gore and slime his sacred wreaths distain. / Loud are his moans.
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