English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Tinchel (n.)

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.

Tinct (a.)

Tined; tinged.

Tinct (n.)

Color; tinge; tincture; tint.

Tinct (v. t.)

To color or stain; to imblue; to tint.

Tinctorial (a.)

Of or relating to color or colors; imparting a color; as, tinctorial matter.

Tincture (n.)

A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

Tincture (n.)

One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

Tincture (n.)

The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.

Tincture (n.)

A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.

Tincture (n.)

A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

Tincture (n.)

A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.

Tincture (v. t.)

To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.

Tincture (v. t.)

To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.

Tinctured (imp. & p. p.)

of Tincture

Tincturing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Tincture

Tind (v. t.)

To kindle.

Tindal (n.)

A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.

Tindal (n.)

An attendant on an army.

Tinder (n.)

Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen.

Tine (n.)

Trouble; distress; teen.