tinter

tint  (tnt)

n.

1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.

2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

3. A slight coloration; a tinge.

4. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

5. A shaded effect in engraving produced by fine, close, parallel lines.

6. Printing A panel of light color on which matter in another color is to be printed, as in an illustration.

7. 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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[Alteration of tinct.]

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tinter n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tinter - a hairdresser who tints hair hairdresser, hairstylist, styler, stylist - someone who cuts or beautifies hair