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- noun Plural form of
tinge .
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Examples
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In talking with more than one of them I thought I detected a slight tone of contempt towards other workmen and especially towards the peasants, such as tinges the talk of
France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 William Henry Hurlbert 1861
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For example, Ms. Jensen likes to pair the Allagash White beer, a Belgian-style witbier from Allagash Brewing Co. in Portland, Maine, with Asian-inflected dishes, because the beer has tinges of orange and coriander that stand up well to sesame or ginger.
The Art of Picking the Perfect Beer for a Meal Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
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"If you can't manage to put tinges of Spanish in your tunes," said Jelly Roll Morton, "you will never be able to get the right seasoning."
Anthology by Committee Stuart Isacoff 2011
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She also likes brown shades with a hint of gold, deep reds with blue tinges or an unexpected shade of deep, greenish blue.
Nail Colors for the Changing Season Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
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Her self-penned songs Reencountro Tu Ojos, Staying Closer, Alegria, are pulsed by scintillating vocal percussion, interlocking, Pan-Afro/American rhythmic structures, tinges of Joni Mitchell-style rock timbres, and flamenco-flavored handclaps.
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The Treasury currently envisages a further period of consultation over the final report prior to a "green paper with white-ish tinges or white paper with green-ish tinges" at the end of the year, according to an official, guaranteeing the debate will remain live well into 2012.
Osborne's Ring-Fence Proves a Real Obstacle Simon Nixon 2011
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Perhaps there are tinges of these elements in movies like Bad Boys 2 and Pearl Harbor (neither of which I have seen), or Bad Boys and Armageddon (neither of which I remember).
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It was better (so that I was able to function without pain) by Monday, but there were still tinges of pain if I bent down, turned too far to the left, etc.
Coming Back to Life... jpitta 2010
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I miss sipping one of those big reds and enjoying the rich sensuality filling my mouth and the tinges of heady intoxication setting in.
Rants 2009
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She, with her soft pinkish and olive green tinges, painted the surface that looked like  “fairyland” but her style suggested the European impressionism of the late nineteenth century.
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