Overtint
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overtint is a verb meaning (transitive) To tint excessively.
Meaning
(transitive) To tint excessively.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To apply another tint over.
- A tint layered over another.
Example Sentences
The actual amount of color required is very small and care must be exercised not to overtint the wool, or a bluish tone will be obtained.
She wore the same dress she had worn that Sunday of their tryst; that exquisite dress, with the faint lavender overtint, like the tender colours of the beautiful day he made his own.
Word Forms
- overtints
- overtinting
- overtinted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overtan, overtighten, overtense, overtilt, overtension, overtax.
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