TINTED

Adjective

tinted (comparative more tinted, superlative most tinted)

Slightly colored, having tint.

Verb

tinted

simple past tense and past participle of tint

Anagrams

• nitted

Source: Wiktionary


TINT

Tint, n. Etym: [For older tinct, fr. L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to dye: cf. F. teinte, teint, It. tinta, tinto. See Tinge, and cf. Taint to stain, a stain, Tent a kind of wine, Tinto.]

Definition: A slight coloring. Specifically: -- (a) A pale or faint tinge of any color. Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass. Pope. Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline. Harte.

(b) A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints. (c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines. Tint tool (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.

Tint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting.]

Definition: To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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