coffee stains

Mug's brown marks

Coffee stains are the brownish marks left when coffee spills or drips on fabric, paper, or other surfaces.

The tannins in coffee make these stains notoriously difficult to remove once set.

Figuratively, coffee stains evoke a lived-in quality—the ring on a manuscript suggesting late nights of work, the splatter on a shirt marking a harried morning: The report came back covered in coffee stains.

Related
  • brownDark earth tone
  • ringClosed curve shape
  • mugHandled cup for beverages
  • paper cupDisposable drinking vessel
  • spillAccidental liquid release

blot · mark · fabric · white shirt · tablecloth · scrub · bleach · permanent · dried · soak · baking soda · laundry · carpet · teeth · yellowed · morning · morning rush · accident

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness/pristine state

coffee stainsspotless

Completely free of marks

immaculate · unblemished · crisp white · unstained · fresh linen

stain removal outcome

coffee stainsstain removal

Eliminating unwanted marks

like new · whitened

Family

coffee, stain, coffees, stains, stained, staining, stainer, unstained

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G