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单词 paper-stainer
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Definition of paper-stainer in English:

paper-stainer

noun ˈpeɪpəˌsteɪnə
historical
  • 1A person who stains or colours paper. Also (humorous and depreciative): an inferior writer; a clerk.

  • 2A maker of wallpaper.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. From paper + stainer.

 
 

Definition of paper-stainer in US English:

paper-stainer

nounˈpeɪpəˌsteɪnə
historical
  • 1A person who stains or colours paper. Also (humorous and depreciative): an inferior writer; a clerk.

  • 2A maker of wallpaper.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. From paper + stainer.

 
 
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