Stain:
Stain is a liquid substance that is applied especially to wood that penetrates the surface and imparts in rich color. It is used in woods.
Paint:
Paint is any liquid, liquefiable or mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film. It is used to protect color and provide texture to the objects. Paint can be found in many colors and in many different types such as watercolor, artificial, etc. Paint is stored, sold and applied as liquids but dried into solids.
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) | Mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed | A coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating |
| Synonyms | Mark, blemish, dirty, debase, smudge, smear | Rouge, shade, represent, tincture, sketch, coat, tint |
| Antonyms | Clean, glory, adore, admire, whiten, wash, honor | Flawlessness, blanch, strip, bleach, lot, fade, discolor |
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| Word origin | The word stain was originated from Late Middle English (as a verb): shortening of archaic distain, from Old French desteindre ‘tinge with a colour different from the natural one’. The noun was first recorded (mid-16th century) in the sense ‘defilement, disgrace’. | The word paint was originated from Middle English: from peint ‘painted’, past participle of Old French peindre, from Latin pingere ‘to paint’. |
| Applied | It is applied in woods. | It is applied to other objects besides woods. |
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