Taint
Definition: A trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance. Contaminate or pollute (something). The perineum.
Taints: The plural form of the noun "taint" and the third-person singular present tense form of the verb "to taint."
Number of Quotes: 1
It is among the evils of slavery that it taints the very sources of moral principle. It establishes false estimates of virtue and vice: for what
can be more false and heartless than this doctrine which makes the first and holiest rights of humanity to depend upon the color of the skin?
John Quincy Adams