tinct Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb color lightly
    touch; tint; tinge.
    • her greying hair was tinged blond
    • the leaves were tinged red in November

WordNet

Tinct adjective
Etymology
L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to tinge. See Tinge.
Definitions
  1. Tined; tinged. Archaic Spenser.
Tinct noun
Etymology
See Tint.
Definitions
  1. Color; tinge; tincture; tint. Archaic "Blue of heaven's own tinct." Shak.
    All the devices blazoned on the shield, In their own tinct. Tennyson.
Tinct transitive verb
Etymology
See Tinge.
Definitions
  1. To color or stain; to imblue; to tint. Archaic Bacon.

Webster 1913