TINTING

tinting

(noun) the act of adding a tinge of color; “the hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

tinting

present participle of tint

Noun

tinting (plural tintings)

The application of a tint or shade of color.

Anagrams

• nitting

Source: Wiktionary

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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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