||Tin*ni"tus (?), n. [L., fr. tinnire to jingle.] (Med.) A ringing,
||whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; — called
||also tinnitus aurium.
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Tin"nock (?), n. (Zoöl.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
Tin"ny (?), a. Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. "The
tinny strand." Drayton.
Tin"sel (?), n. [F. étincelle a spark, OF. estincelle, L. scintilla.
Cf. Scintillate, Stencil.] 1. A shining material used for ornamental
purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or
silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin
coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.
Who can discern the tinsel from the gold?
Dryden.
2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and
showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable.
O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich
reward.
Cowper.
Tin"sel, a. Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. "Tinsel
trappings." Milton.
Tin"sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinseled (?) or Tinselled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tinseling or Tinselling.] To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap
but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.
She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues.
Pope.
Tin"sel*ly, a. Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap.
Tin"sel*ly, adv. In a showy and cheap manner.
Tin"smith` (?), n. One who works in tin; a tinner.
Tin"stone` (?), n. (Min.) Cassiterite.
Tint (?), n. [For older tinct, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to dye:
cf. F. teinte, teint, It. tinta, tinto. See Tinge, and cf. Taint to
stain, a stain, Tent a kind of wine, Tinto.] A slight coloring.
Specifically: —
(a) A pale or faint tinge of any color.
Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass.
Pope.
Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline.
Harte.
(b) A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as,
red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are
different tints.
(c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many
fine parallel lines.
Tint tool (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the parallel
lines which produce tints in engraving.
Tint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting.] To give a
slight coloring to; to tinge.
Tin`ta*mar" (?), n. [F. tintamarre.] A hideous or confused noise; an
uproar. [Obs.] Howell.
Tin"ter*nell (?), n. A certain old dance. [Obs.] Halliwell.