Tint (?), n. [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.]
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.
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Tint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting.]
To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.
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