Meaning & use
Tinct
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A tinge or trace of color; a hue imparted to something.
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The evening sky carried a faint tinct of rose along the horizon.
A slight tinct of gold ran through the old manuscript's ink.
A note on using this word
An archaic, literary word once used by Shakespeare and other poets; it survives mainly in older or deliberately poetic writing.
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2. verb
Archaic: to tinge or color something slightly.
The alchemist believed the elixir could tinct base metal into gold.
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