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: -- [ 1913 Webster ]
Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline. Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tint tool (Eng.),
v. t.
n. [ F. tintamarre. ] A hideous or confused noise; an uproar. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A certain old dance. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The wren. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells. Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling sound; tintinnabular. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
n. [ Pg., tinged, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge. See Tint, n. ] A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port. [ 1913 Webster ]