discoloration
[dis-kuhl-uh-rey-shuh n]
- the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.
- a discolored marking or area; stain.
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Origin of discoloration
Also called dis·col·or·ment.
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Examples from the Web for discoloration
Contemporary Examples
The red stains are discoloration from the original shade of the shirt and the holes are from natural wear and fray.
Who Designed Urban Outfitters's Bloody Kent State Shirt? They Won't SayAsawin Suebsaeng
September 15, 2014
The disease causes depigmentation of sections of skin, resulting in discoloration.
Katherine Webb, Model Girlfriend of Alabama QB A.J. McCarron, Steals ShowMarlow Stern
January 9, 2013
Historical Examples
This discoloration was of a livid blue, about the tint of a tattoo mark.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
Inside the ship, the Nipe neither knew nor cared about the discoloration.
Anything You Can Do ...Gordon Randall Garrett
This removed from white fabrics every vestige of discoloration or stain.
Mizora: A ProphecyMary E. Bradley
As I watched I observed that the discoloration was beginning to fade.
Allan's WifeH. Rider Haggard
It was hardly more than a discoloration, and suggested nothing of consequence.
Waiting for DaylightHenry Major Tomlinson
Word Origin and History for discoloration
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper