Tinchel, tin′chel, n. a circle of men who close in round a herd of deer.—Also Tin′chil. [Gael. timchioll, a circuit.]
Tincture, tingk′tūr, n. a tinge or shade of colour: a slight taste added to anything: (med.) a solution of any substance in or by means of spirit of wine: (her.) one of the metals, colours, or furs in achievements.—v.t. to tinge: to imbue: to mix with anything foreign.—adj. Tinct (Spens.), tinged, coloured.—n. (Tenn.) colour, stain, spot.—adj. Tinctō′rial, giving a tinge: colouring. [L. tinctura.]
Tind, tind, v.t. (Spens.) to kindle. [A.S. tendan.]
Tindal, tin′dal, n. a native petty-officer of lascars.
Tinder, tin′dėr, n. anything used for kindling fire from a spark.—n. Tin′der-box, a box in which tinder is kept.—adjs. Tin′der-like (Shak.), inflammable as tinder; Tin′dery, irascible. [A.S. tynder; Ice. tundr, Ger. zunder. The root is found in A.S. tendan, Ger. zünden, to kindle.]
Tine, tīn, n. the spike of a fork or harrow, or of a deer's antler.—adj. Tīned, furnished with spikes. [A.S. tind, a point; cog. with Ice. tind-r, a tooth, a prickle; and prob. conn. with tooth.]
Tine, tīn, v.t. (Spens.) same as Tind.—v.i. (Spens.) to rage, to smart.
Tine, tīn, n. (Spens.). Same as Teen.
Tine, tīn, v.t. (Scot.) to lose.—v.i. to be lost, to perish. [M. E. tinen, tynen—Scand., Ice. týna, to lose.]
Tine, tīn, v.t. and v.i. (prov.) to enclose. [A.S. týnan, to surround.]