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tinct

[tingkt] ,
–verb (used with object)
1. to tinge or tint, as with color.
2. Obsolete. to imbue.
–adjective
3. tinged; colored; flavored.
–noun
4. tint; tinge; coloring.

Origin:
1425–75 for earlier alchemical sense; 1585–95 for def. 1; 1595–1605 for def. 4; late ME < L tīnctus, ptp. of tingere to dye, color, tinge

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tinct   (tĭngkt)   
n.  A color or tint.
adj.  Colored lightly or faintly; tinged.

[Middle English, a transforming elixir, from Latin tīnctus, a dyeing, from past participle of tingere, to dye.]
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Main Entry: tinct
Function: abbreviation
tincture
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tinct abbr.
tincture

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