food stain

Grease on fabric

A food stain is a discoloration left on fabric, carpet, or other surfaces by food or drink: The tomato sauce left a food stain on his white shirt.

Some food stains—grease, red wine, turmeric—are notoriously difficult to remove.

The term often appears in cleaning product marketing and care instructions.

Related

ketchup · wine · coffee · mustard · blotch · napkin · bib · paper towel · laundry · dinner party · scrub · club soda · spot treatment · soak · detergent · bleach · rinse · dry cleaning

Categories
Opposites
fabric condition/cleanliness

food stainspotless

Completely free of marks

immaculate · unstained · fresh linen · crisp white · laundered

types of fabric damage

food staintear

To pull apart

rip · hole · puncture · fray · snag

fabric/surface condition

food staincleanliness

Absence of dirt

spotlessness · immaculate · stainlessness · purity · unmarked

Family

food, stain, foods, stains, stained, staining, stainless, feeding, fodder

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