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Pronunciation : Tint
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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 : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tint
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.

t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913