stain / stane [stein]
stain – n. & v. – n. – 1. a discolouration usually produced by contact with foreign matter, and unlike paint, penetrates the surface layers; 2. the action of changing colour, polluting something, disgracing someone; 3. a blotch, a mark; v. – 1. change the colour; 2. disgrace, throw into disrepute; 3. eclipse; 4. deprive of lustre; 5. damage or blemish the appearance
stane – n. Scottish – a stone