Meaning

2 senses

  1. Any stain produced from tears from the eye.

  2. (broadly)Reddish-brown or rust-colored streaks found on the fur under the eyes, most commonly on white or light-colored animals.

Origin

From tear + stain.

From tear + stain.

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Forms

plural: tearstains
Singulartearstain
Pluraltearstains

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
teardroptearfultearfullytearoomtearyteaseB2teaser

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