Tint \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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