- (n.) A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.
- (v.t.) To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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