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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tint \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:
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(a) A pale or faint tinge of any color.
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Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass.
--Pope.
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Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline.
--Harte.
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(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.
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(c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition
of many fine parallel lines.
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{Tint tool} (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the
parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.
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