tear-stained

[ teer-steynd ]

adjective

Origin of tear-stained

First recorded in1585–95

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Mourners were interviewed, provided they were tear-stained and came only to praise their departed leader.
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In the tear-stained story of humanity there has never been aught to surpass the thrilling record of Cawnpore.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
I should be ashamed that pages, tear-stained and dream-haunted, should fall beneath the eyes of grave, sober-minded folk.
Marguerite | Anatole France
I had fears that I might find you alone in a darkened room, with tear-stained eyes and sal-volatile by your side.
The Double Four | E. Phillips Oppenheim
Even the tear-stained faces of mothers and sweethearts did not influence these young men from rallying around their flag.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian

"I hope so, darling," her father replied, bestowing another kiss upon the sweet little tear-stained face.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events | Martha Finley

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