tinctus

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Latin > English

tinctus tinctus N M :: dyeing; dipping

tinctus: a, um, Part. of tingo.
tinctus: ūs, m. tingo,
I a dipping into, a dyeing; meton., a sauce into which something is dipped: avis croceo tinctu cibis gratissima, i. e. saffron-sauce, Plin. 10, 48, 68, § 134.

(1) tīnctus, a, um, part. de tingo.
(2) tīnctŭs, ūs, m., teinture : Plin. 10, 134.

tīnctus, Abl. ū, m. (tingo), das Eintauchen, konkr. = die Tunke, Brühe (Sauce), avis croceo tinctu cibis gratissima, Plin. 10, 134.