n. [ OE. tein, teyne; cf. Icel. teinn a twig, akin to AS. tān, Goth. tains. ] Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. atteinte a blow, bit, stroke. See Attaint. ]
This taint he followed with his sword drawn from a silver sheath. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
v. t. [ F. teint, p. p. of teindre to dye, tinge, fr. L. tingere, tinctum. See Tinge, and cf. Tint. ]
His unkindness may defeat my life,
But never taint my love. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Do not fear; I have
A staff to taint, and bravely. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]
They tainted each other on the helms and passed by. Ld. Berners. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
I can not taint with fear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. Aphetic form of Attaint. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n.
He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from taint or infection; pure. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a taintless manner. [ 1913 Webster ]