tinct (t ngkt)n. A color or tint. adj. Colored lightly or faintly; tinged. [Middle English, a transforming elixir, from Latin t  nctus, a dyeing, from past participle of tingere, to dye.] |
tinct [tɪŋkt]
n & vb
an obsolete word for tint
adj
(Literature / Poetry) Poetic tinted or coloured
[from Latin tinctus, from tingere to colour]
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| Verb | 1. |  tinct - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"henna - apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month" color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" tincture - stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red" complexion - give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills" |
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