TINCTING

Verb

tincting

present participle of tinct

Source: Wiktionary


TINCT

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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