Tint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tinting.]
To give
a slight coloring to; to tinge.
Tint (?), 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: --
(a) A pale or faint
tinge of any color.
Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass.
Pope. Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline.
Harte. (b) A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue
are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different
tints.
(c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine
parallel lines.
Tint tool (Eng.),
a species of graver used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.
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