What does tainture mean?
Tainture means (obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting..
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 […]
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Tainture means (obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Gloster, ſee here the Taincture of thy Neſt, And looke thy ſelfe be faultleſſe, thou wert beſt.
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