What is fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish. His unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love. Shak called?
taint — Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish. His unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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