TAINTS

noun

1. A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
2. A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish
3. Tincture; hue; colour

verb

1. To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
2. To spoil (food) by contamination.
3. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.

noun

1. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
2. An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.