tinct
[ tingkt ]
verb (used with object)
to tinge or tint, as with color.
Obsolete. to imbue.
adjective
tinged; colored; flavored.
noun
tint; tinge; coloring.
Origin of tinct
11425–75 for earlier alchemical sense; 1585–95 for def. 1; 1595–1605 for def. 4; late Middle English <Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingere to dye, color, tinge
Other definitions for tinct. (2 of 2)
tinct.
abbreviation
tincture.
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How to use tinct in a sentence
They are as the fleeting tincts and hues that paint the vacuous vault of the skies, and soon vanish into nothing.
British Dictionary definitions for tinct
tinct
/ (tɪŋkt) /
noun, verb
an obsolete word for tint
adjective
poetic tinted or coloured
Origin of tinct
1C15: from Latin tinctus, from tingere to colour
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