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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