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Definition of Tainting
1. taint [v] - See also: taint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tainting
Literary usage of Tainting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters and Other Writings of James Madison by James Madison (1865)
"Omitting more minute or less obvious causes, tainting the habits and manners of
the people under the Colonial Government, the following offer themselves: 1. ..."
2. Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts: ... Preserved in by Virginia, William Pitt Palmer, Sherwin McRae, Raleigh Edward Colston, Henry W. Flournoy (1890)
"... for rations and tainting shirts for his company. Adjourned 'til to-morrow 9
o'clock. ... tainting ..."
3. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1864)
"... that what was spoken in the pulpit was binding upon all believers, and was a
heresy ;M even to pass him in the streets without tainting him, ..."
4. The History of Herodotus: A New English Version, Ed. with Copious Notes and by Herodotus (1862)
"... though this would not prove their sanctity, as everything found dead was
embalmed and buried to prevent its tainting the air.— [GW] No. ..."
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