[tint] 
| 1. | a color or a variety of a color; hue. |
| 2. | a color diluted with white; a color of less than maximum purity, chromo, or saturation. |
| 3. | a delicate or pale color. |
| 4. | any of various commercial dyes for the hair. |
| 5. | Engraving. a uniform shading, as that produced by a series of fine parallel lines. |
| 6. | Also called tint block. Printing. a faintly or lightly colored background upon which an illustration or the like is to be printed. |
| 7. | to apply a tint or tints to; color slightly or delicately; tinge. |
| tint (tĭnt) n.
To give a tint to or take on a tint. [Alteration of tinct.] tint'er n. |
