Both Uses of
taint
in
Rose Red
- filled with tainted fish, the stomach is already informed but has not yet signaled the brain to retch.
Chpt 2 *tainted = contaminated or spoiled
- The air is no longer tainted with liquor and cigar, but with our commingled scents-dark and somewhat sour.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(taint) to spoil something so it is not desirable -- as when bacteria contaminates a food; or as when a rumor makes people distrust a person