Teint

//teɪnt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Colour, tinge; tint. obsolete

    "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."

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tinge

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"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."

Etymology

From French teint, teinte. See tint.

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