tint

(tint)

noun

a delicate or pale color or hue; tinge
a color or a shading of a color; esp., a gradation of a color with reference to its mixture with white
a dye for the hair
Engraving an even shading produced by fine parallel lines
Printing a light-colored background, as for an illustration

Origin: earlier tinct < L tinctus, a dyeing, dipping < pp. of tingere, to dye, tinge

transitive verb

to give a tint to

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See tint in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.
A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.
A slight coloration; a tinge.
A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.
A shaded effect in engraving produced by fine, close, parallel lines.
Printing A panel of light color on which matter in another color is to be printed, as in an illustration.
A dye for the hair.

tr. & intr.v. tint·ed, tint·ing, tints

To give a tint to or take on a tint.

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Origin: Alteration of tinct

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