teint
/teɪnt/
teint noun: colour, tinge; tint.
Noun
teint (plural teints)
- Colour, tinge; tint.
- For time ſhall with his ready pencil ſtand; / Retouch your figures with his ripening hand; / Mellow your colors, and imbrown the teint; / Add every grace, which time alone can grant; / To future ages ſhall your fame convey, / And give more beauties than he takes away.a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “Epistle the Fourteenth. To Sir Godfrey Kneller, Principal Painter to His Majesty.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume II, London: […]...
- The paleness of Madame de St. Irvyne's cheek, on which the only teint was an occasional and hectic flush, announced that the illness which consumed her, rapidly increased, and would soon lead her gently to the gates of death.1811, Percy Bysshe Shelley, St. Irvyne; or, the Rosicrucian, Chapter VII
Forms of teint
| plural | teints |
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Origin of teint
From French teint, teinte. See tint.
Words that rhyme with teint
Questions about teint
- What does teint mean?
- Teint means colour, tinge; tint.
- What part of speech is teint?
- Teint is a noun.
- How do you pronounce teint?
- Teint is pronounced /teɪnt/.
- What is the plural of teint?
- The plural of teint is teints.
Words near teint in the dictionary
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