tinct v 1: color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November" [syn: {tint}, {tinct}, {tinge}, {touch}]
Tinct \Tinct\, v. t. [See {Tinge}.] To color or stain; to imblue; to tint. [Archaic] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Tinct \Tinct\, a. [L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge. See {Tinge}.] Tined; tinged. [Archaic] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Tinct \Tinct\, n. [See {Tint}.] Color; tinge; tincture; tint. [Archaic] "Blue of heaven's own tinct." --Shak. [1913 Webster] All the devices blazoned on the shield, In their own tinct. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]