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: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

(a) A pale or faint tinge of any color. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline. Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

(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. [ 1913 Webster ]

(c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tint tool (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting. ] To give a slight coloring to; to tinge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tintamarre. ] A hideous or confused noise; an uproar. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A certain old dance. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The wren. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. tintinnabulum a little bell, fr. tintinnare to ring, to jingle, tinnire to jingle. ] Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells. Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling sound; tintinnabular. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Tintinnabula /plu>. [ L., a bell. See Tintinnabular. ] A bell; also, a set or combination of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Pg., tinged, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge. See Tint, n. ] A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port. [ 1913 Webster ]