tint  (t ĭnt)
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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.
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