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tint

 (tĭnt)
n.
1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.
2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.
3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.
4. A shaded effect in engraving produced by fine, close, parallel lines.
5. Printing A panel of light color on which matter in another color is to be printed, as in an illustration.
6. A dye for the hair.
tr. & intr.v. tint·ed, tint·ing, tints
To give a tint to or take on a tint.

[Alteration of tinct.]

tint′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tinter - a hairdresser who tints hair
hairdresser, hairstylist, styler, stylist - someone who cuts or beautifies hair
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Todo el pais que le cupo en la mirada tenia un tinte violaceo.