tinct

[ tingkt ]

/ tɪŋkt /

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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.

Nearby words

tina, tinactin, tinamou, tinbergen, tincal, tinct, tinct., tinctorial, tincture, tindal, tinder

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

Definition for tinct (2 of 2)

tinct.

tincture.

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Examples from the Web for tinct

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
So dyed in grain, that they will not relinquish or lose their tinct—are not to be discharged.
Hamlet|William Shakespeare
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

/ (tɪŋkt) /

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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Medicine definitions for tinct

tinct

abbr.

tincture