Tainture
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tainture is a noun meaning (obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting.
Meaning
(obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting.
Example Sentences
Gloster, ſee here the Taincture of thy Neſt, And looke thy ſelfe be faultleſſe, thou wert beſt.
Dem[etrius]. Now Princes, your demands? Sel[eucus]. Peace, if it may bee Without the too much tainture of our honour: […]
But, woe is me, other creatures are fraile too, none but man is sinfull; our soule is not more excellent, than this tainture of it, is odious, and deadly […]
Word Forms
- taintures
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include taintedness, tattiness, soiliness, nastiness, dirtiness, untaintedness.
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