tinct

[tingkt]

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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

1425–75 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

tinct.

tincture.

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Related Words for tinct

hue, complexion, tinge, glow, coloration, intensity, stain, paint, tone, trace, tincture, cast, color, luminosity, hint, taint, dash, wash, suggestion, flush

Examples from the Web for tinct

Historical Examples of tinct

So dyed in grain, that they will not relinquish or lose their tinct—are not to be discharged.
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
The prescription for the embrocation runs—Spirit serpylli 120 grammes, tinct.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Along273 with these tinct the Jews are often mentioned, so that it appears probable they were employed there as workmen.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)
Johann Beckman
I have cured well-marked cases of Fungus Hæmatodes with the tinct.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art
B. L. Hill

British Dictionary definitions for tinct

tinct

noun, verb

an obsolete word for tint

adjective

poetic tinted or coloured

Word Origin for tinct

C15: from Latin tinctus, from tingere to colour

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Word Origin and History for tinct

c.1600, from Latin tinctus "a dyeing," from tingere (see tincture).

tinct in Medicine

tinct

abbr.

tincture