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Definition of tear-stained adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tear-stained

adjective
 
/ˈtɪə steɪnd/
 
/ˈtɪr steɪnd/
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  1. (especially of somebody’s face or cheeks) wet with tears
    • a little girl with tear-stained cheeks
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTear-stained is used with these nouns:
    • cheek
    • face
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