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Tinge   /tɪndʒ/   Listen
noun
Tinge  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. "His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church."



verb
Tinge  v. t.  (past & past part. tinged; pres. part. tinging or tingeing)  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. "His (Sir Roger's) virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance."
Synonyms: To color; dye; stain.






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"Tinge" Quotes from Famous Books



... slip of a thing, a trifle too tall for her years, perhaps, yet with no lack of development apparent in the slim, rounded figure. Her coarse home-made dress of dark calico fitted her sadly, while her rumpled hair, from which the broad-brimmed hat had fallen, possessed a reddish copper tinge where it was touched by the sun. Mr. Hampton's survey did not increase his desire for more intimate acquaintanceship, yet he recognized anew her undoubted ...
— Bob Hampton of Placer • Randall Parrish

... you have an interest in this remarkable mine, Mr. Whitcomb?" Parkinson inquired, a tinge of amusement in ...
— At the Time Appointed • A. Maynard Barbour

... new intelligence, unblinded by illusion, he realised what a mistake it would have been for a man, of his temperament, leanings and achievements to have linked his life with hers. Even his first feeling of resentment passed. He felt now a warm tinge of gratitude. Her refusal—bitter though its method had been—was a sane and wise decision. It was better for ...
— Peg O' My Heart • J. Hartley Manners

... a friend worth loving, Love him. Yes, and let him know That you love him, ere life's evening Tinge his brow with sunset glow; Why should good words ne'er be said Of a friend till ...
— For Auld Lang Syne • Ray Woodward

... for a man who was not on his guard. Without knowing it Christophe fell in love with her: it gave him pleasure to go to the house again: he took pains with his dress: and a feeling, which he well knew, began to tinge all his ideas with its tender smiling languor. Olivier was in love with her too, and had been from their first meeting: he thought she had no regard for him, and suffered in silence. Christophe made his state even worse by telling him joyously, as they left ...
— Jean-Christophe Journey's End • Romain Rolland


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