DISCOLOUR, DISCOLOURED
ADJECTIVES
► HAW discoloured, livid, pale, wan → c1420 Sc.
► ILL-COLOURED discoloured → 1900 Sc.
► REASTY rusty; discoloured; foul → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCAW’D faded, discoloured; worthless → 1785 Sc.
► WALLOWED withered, faded, discoloured → a1300 obs.
► WAN to become dark, discoloured, or livid → c1000 obs.
VERBS
► BESMIRCH to soil, to discolour, as with smoke, soot, or mud → a1700
► DECOLORATE to discolour, to stain → 1623 obs.
► DECOLOUR to discolour, to stain → c1618 obs.
► MAIL to spot, to discolour, to stain → 1677 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
► SCAM ► SCAUM to stain, to discolour; to bespatter → 1904 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SMAD to cover with dirt or grime; to stain, to discolour → 1525 Sc.
► SMIRCH to make dirty, to soil, to sully, to discolour something by contact or touch → 1495
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