Defn: Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to
Tinamus and allied genera.
Note: In general appearance and habits they resemble grouse and partridges, but in anatomical characters they are allied to the ostriches and other struthious birds. Their wings are of moderate length, and they are able to fly a considerable distance.
TINCAL Tin"cal, n. Etym: [Ar., Per. & Hind. tinkar; cf. Malay tingkal; all fr. Skr. . Cf. Altincar.] (Chem.)
Defn: Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. Borax.
TINCHEL Tin"chel, n. [Written also tinchill.] Etym: [Gael. timchioll a circuit, compass.]
Defn: A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space
and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a
narrow compass. [Scot.]
We'll quell the savage mountaineer, As their tinchel cows the game!
Sir W. Scott.
TINCT
Tinct, a. Etym: [L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to tinge. See Tinge.]
Defn: Tined; tinged. [Archaic] Spenser.
TINCT
Tinct, n. Etym: [See Tint.]
Defn: Color; tinge; tincture; tint. [Archaic] "Blue of heaven's own
tinct." Shak.
All the devices blazoned on the shield, In their own tinct. Tennyson.