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English
Etymology
From French teint, teinte. See tint.
Pronunciation
Noun
teint (plural teints)
- (obsolete) Colour, tinge; tint.
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: J and R Tonson, , published 1760, →OCLC, page 201: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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Danish
Etymology
From French teint (“complexion”), from teindre (“to dye, tint”), from Latin tingere (“to colour, dye, tinge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
teint c (singular definite teinten, not used in plural form)
- complexion (appearance of the skin on the face)
Further reading
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, from Latin tinctus.
Pronunciation
Participle
teint (feminine teinte, masculine plural teints, feminine plural teintes)
- past participle of teindre
Verb
teint
- third-person singular present indicative of teindre
Adjective
teint (feminine teinte, masculine plural teints, feminine plural teintes)
- dyed; tinted
Noun
teint m (plural teints)
- tint
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Descendants
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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French teint.
Noun
teint c
- complexion (color and appearance of skin on the face)
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