Meaning
TINT, n. [L. tinctus, tingo. See Tinge.] A dye; a color, or rather a slight coloring or tincture distinct from the ground or principal color; as red with a blue tint,or tint of blue. In painting, tints are the colors considered as more or less bright, deep or thin, by the due use and intermixture of which a picture receives its shades, softness and variety.
Or blend in beauteous tint the color'd mass.
Their vigor sickens,and their tints decline.
TINT, v.t. To tinge; to give a slight coloring to.
TIN'-WORM, n. [tin and worm.] An insect.
