TINSELLY
Tin"sel*ly, adv.
Defn: In a showy and cheap manner.
TINSMITH
Tin"smith`, n.
Defn: One who works in tin; a tinner.
TINSTONE
Tin"stone`, n. (Min.)
Defn: Cassiterite.
TINT Tint, n. Etym: [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.]
Defn: 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
Tint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting.]