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TINCT
tint, tinct, tinge, touch
(verb) color lightly; “her greying hair was tinged blond”; “the leaves were tinged red in November”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tinct (plural tincts)
(archaic) a tint or colour
Verb
tinct (third-person singular simple present tincts, present participle tincting, simple past and past participle tincted)
to tint, tinge or colour
Adjective
tinct (comparative more tinct, superlative most tinct)
tinged or lightly coloured
Noun
tinct
Abbreviation of tincture.
Source: Wiktionary
Tinct, a. Etym: [L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to tinge. See Tinge.]
Definition: Tined; tinged. [Archaic] Spenser.
Tinct, n. Etym: [See Tint.]
Definition: Color; tinge; tincture; tint. [Archaic] "Blue of heaven's own tinct." Shak. All the devices blazoned on the shield, In their own tinct. Tennyson.
Tinct, v. t. Etym: [See Tinge.]
Definition: To color or stain; to imblue; to tint. [Archaic] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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