early 18th cent.: alteration (perhaps influenced by Italian tinta) of obsolete tinctto colour, tint, from Latin tinctusdyeing, from tingereto dye or colour
英英釋義行業(yè)釋義網(wǎng)絡(luò)釋義
noun
1.a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color;
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted