teindre — meaning in English

English meaning

• dye noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
• tinge noun A small trace of colour, or by extension, of any quality.

Senses

teindre is used for these senses in English:

• dye (ambitransitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.
• tinge (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.

dye — full definition

1. noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
2. verb To change the colour of something using dye.

tinge — full definition

1. noun A small trace of colour, or by extension, of any quality.
2. verb To add a slight trace of colour or quality to something.

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