Tint, n.
Etymology: [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.
1 other Webster entry under this spelling
Tint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting.]
To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for tint; he lists it under stain.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.