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Definition of "tinct" [tinct]

  • A color or tint. (noun)
  • Colored lightly or faintly; tinged. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tinct" in a sentence
  • "Well, now brain sci­en­tists say some­thing dis­tinct is hap­pen­ing in the phys­i­cal brain, too."
  • "This painting of the flesh, I understand, is performed in their youth, by picking the skin with a needle, until the blood starts, and rubbing in a blueish tinct, which is as permanent as their life."
  • "Mars tinctured either cheek with tinct of martial red;"