tinct

¹

[ tingkt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to tinge or tint, as with color.
2. Obsolete. to imbue.

adjective

1. tinged; colored; flavored.

noun

1. tint; tinge; coloring.

tinct.

²

abbreviation for

1. tincture.

tinct

/ tɪŋkt /

noun

1. See tint
   an obsolete word for tint

adjective

1. poetic.
   tinted or coloured

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinct¹

1425–75 for earlier alchemical sense; 1585–95 tinct fordef 1; 1595–1605 tinct fordef 4; late Middle English < Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingere to dye, color, tinge

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinct¹

C15: from Latin tinctus, from tingere to colour

Example Sentences

Mrs. Phox ensorcelled George with her beautiful, silly phace, shadowed with vermeil tinct and trimly pencilled.

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I was afraid to push the Digitalis in so hazardous a subject, and therefore directed tinct.

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I have cured well-marked cases of Fungus Hæmatodes with the tinct.

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For this condition use Conium first, and apply it in tinct., half water, to the eyes every four hours.

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A solution of camphor and carbolic acid in strong spirit, mixed with a clear brown acrid tincture, perhaps tinct.

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Related Words

• coloration
• complexion
• glow
• hue
• tinge