tainture

English

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting.

Etymology

Suffix from English taint borrowed from Middle French tainture (dye, dyeing, tincture).

Origin

Middle French

tainture

Gloss

dye, dyeing, tincture

Concept

Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Cognates and derived terms

taint English
taintable English
tainter English
taintest English
tainteth English
taintless English
taintworm English
untaint English
tingere Latin
tainture Middle French