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  1. 1. n. A slight coloring. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A pale or faint tinge of any color. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To give a slight coloring to; to tinge. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a dye for coloring the hair Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a just detectable amount Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. color lightly Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 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. To give a slight coloring to; to tinge. Source: webster
  11. 11. 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. Source: adambom

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