tintless
Americanadjective
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Origin of tintless
Example Sentences
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Queen Oene sent her luminous glance afar: Fine rays of tintless light played round her head, Crowning her beauty with mysterious glory.
From The Arctic Queen by Unknown
I made myself gardener of some tintless flowers that grew between its closely-ranked shrubs; I cleared away the relics of past autumns, choking up a rustic seat at the far end.
From Villette by Charlotte Brontë
In that peaceful home The fair-haired orphan was a fount of joy, Spreading her young heart like a tintless sheet For Love to write on.
From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Lydia Howard Sigourney
The starry halo of that tintless crown, The midnight blackness of her plentiful hair, Set off the splendor of the countenance On which the maiden bent her pale regard.
From The Arctic Queen by Unknown
When depressed, the very hue of his face seemed more dusk than when he smiled, and to-day cheek and forehead wore their most tintless and sober olive.
From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
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