English Dictionary: tint | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for tint | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tint \Tint\, n. [For older tinct, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to dye: cf. F. teinte, teint, It. tinta, tinto. See {Tinge}, and cf. {Taint} to stain, a stain, {Tent} a kind of wine, {Tinto}.] 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tint \Tint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinting}.] To give a slight coloring to; to tinge. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
TINT Interpreted version of {JOVIAL}. [Sammet 1969, p. 528]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
tint {hue} |