/tingkt/ , v.t.
1. to tinge or tint, as with color.
2. Obs. to imbue.
adj.
3. tinged; colored; flavored.
n.
4. tint; tinge; coloring.
[ 1425-75 for earlier alchemical sense; 1585-95 for def. 1; 1595-1605 for def. 4; late ME tinctus, ptp. of tingere to dye, color, tinge ]