\Tint\, 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:
(a) A pale or faint tinge of any color.
          Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass.
                                               --Pope.
          Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline.
                                               --Harte.
(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.
(c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition
    of many fine parallel lines.
{Tint tool} (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the
   parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.

\Tint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tinting}.]
To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.