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[ teer-steynd ] / ˈtɪərˌsteɪnd /
adjectivemarked or wet with tears: a tear-stained letter. showing traces of tears or signs of having wept: tear-stained cheeks. Origin of tear-stainedFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby tear-stainedtears, tear sac, tear sheet, tear shell, tearstain, tear-stained, tear stone, tear strip, teary, teary-eyed, Teasdale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tear-stainedMourners were interviewed, provided they were tear-stained and came only to praise their departed leader. The Stupidest Hugo Chávez Hagiographies From the Yanquis Who Loved Him|Michael Moynihan|March 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST "Poor little soul," she murmured, lifting a loose curl of hair from the child's tear-stained face. Anne Of Green Gables|Lucy Maud Montgomery A pleased, interested look appeared in her tear-stained face. Flappers and Philosophers|F. Scott Fitzgerald Sylvia looked curiously at her sister's haggard and tear-stained eyes, but made no comment. The Quiver, 2/1900|Various
The officer sighed deeply as his glance fell upon the ruined home, and then upon the little, tear-stained face before him. Memories|Fannie A. (Mrs.) Beers Her arm was round his head as she raised it, her brown, tear-stained face was close to his. The Angel|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
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