TAINTURE

Etymology

Noun

tainture (plural taintures)

(obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting.

Anagrams

• nutriate, turanite, unattire

Source: Wiktionary


Tain"ture, n. Etym: [F. teinture. See Taint to stain, and cf. Tincture.]

Definition: Taint; tinge; difilement; stain; spot. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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