sweat stain

Exertion's yellow residue

A sweat stain is a discoloration left on fabric by perspiration, typically appearing as a yellowish mark in the underarm area of shirts: He kept his jacket on to hide the sweat stains.

The term also describes the temporary darkening of fabric when visibly wet with sweat: Sweat stains spread across his back as he worked.

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shirt · embarrassment · wetness · heat · hot day · odor · pit · collar · fabric · laundry · washing machine · bleach · workout · nervous · damp · discoloration · white shirt · dress shirt

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Opposites
garment condition

sweat stainspotless

Completely free of marks

unstained · crisp white shirt · cleanliness · bleached white · dry-cleaned

stain type/origin

sweat stainwine stain

Discoloration from spilled drink

grease stain · ink stain · grass stain · coffee stain · mud stain

Family

sweat, stain, sweats, sweated, sweating, sweaty, sweatier, sweatiest, sweatiness

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