tear-stained
adjective/ˈtɪə steɪnd/
/ˈtɪr steɪnd/
- (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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