tinct

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tinctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪŋkt/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkt

Noun

tinct (plural tincts)

1. (archaic) a tint or colour
   • (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     blue of heaven's own tinct

   • (Can we date this quote by Tennyson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     all the devices blazoned on the shield, in their own tinct

   • 1889. Gissing, George. The Nether World, Volume 3 Chapter 1:

     The slightest tinct of uncertainty in the old man’s thought, and he, Kirkwood, became a plotter like the others, meeting mine with countermine.

Verb

tinct (third-person singular simple present tincts, present participle tincting, simple past and past participle tincted)

1. to tint, tinge or colour

Adjective

tinct (comparative more tinct, superlative most tinct)

1. tinged or lightly coloured

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Noun

tinct

1. Abbreviation of tincture.