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tint

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  1. color                 
 
1. tint \'tint\ n [alter. of earlier tinct, fr. L tinctus act of dyeing, 
   fr. tinct]us, pp. of tingere to tinge 1a: a usu. slight or pale coloration 
   : HUE  1b: any of various lighter or darker shades of a color : TINGE  2: a 
   variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized  by a 
   low saturation with relatively high lightness 3: a usu. slight modifying 
   quality or characteristic  4: a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine 
   parallel lines close toget her 5: a panel of light color serving as 
   background  6: dye for the hair  - tint.er n
2. tint vt : to impart or apply a tint to : COLOR