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Example sentences for "tinting"

Lexicographically close words:
tinseled; tinselled; tinsmith; tint; tinted; tintings; tintinnabulum; tints; tintype; tintypes
  1. Ah, wait till you see the Indian summer, with its gorgeous tinting and soft pink mists.

  2. You see a little of the tinting even from this distance.

  3. So that we must suppose it to be what it looked, a something of the soil, not beholden to atmospheric tinting for its hue; a vast dust-cloud traveling slowly over the desert and settling slowly again to the ground.

  4. Forgetful of herself, she had allowed the fur to drop from her: she sat bolt upright, the dim red light tinting the scarf that lay like gossamer around her white shoulders.

  5. A thousand funnels and chimneys belched their flame and smoke--the flame tinting the sky with a lurid yellow-green glare, the smoke hanging like a dim blue gauze through which everything seemed unreal, infernal.

  6. Their pale tinting blends with that of the fir trunks and the tall fern, and they seem to recognize the desirability of always having something near them that breaks their continuity of outline.

  7. The first is used in velvet and miniature painting, and for tinting artificial flowers; the second for common purposes, as a stain or wash.

  8. As a pigment in velvet and miniature painting, and for tinting artificial flowers, and as rouge for the complexion.

  9. Both the above are employed by artists to fix chalk and pencil drawings before tinting them, and to remove the greasiness from ivory, tracing paper, &c.

  10. By blowing on the mixture during the circular agitation, when a trace of nitric acid is present, circular striae are developed of a very intense red colour, tinting the liquid rose.

  11. Then go over the tinting with a pad, touching lightly and gently, not letting the pad rest a moment on the paint, nor touching it twice in the same place in succession.

  12. Very pretty effects may be secured by using two shades of one color for the tinting and designs.

  13. As a rule, the proportions for tinting should be five drops of paint to three of capavia, mixed with a little turpentine.

  14. Tinting is very easily and quickly done; but should anything happen to spot or mar the evenness of the grounding, the paint must all be washed off with turpentine, and the china tinted over again.

  15. The dabber is a ball of raw cotton tied in a piece of fine cotton-cloth, and the manner of tinting or grounding is exactly the same as in china-painting; lac-varnish will be needed as a wash after the painting has dried.

  16. Begin again by laying on flat washes of paint to match the prevailing colors of the copy, and use the dabber in tinting each color as it is applied, so the surface may be even and uniform.

  17. Perhaps this is largely owing to the universal slate-gray tint of the buildings,--very melancholy by comparison with the apricot and banana yellows tinting the walls of St. Pierre.

  18. The sun was just going down to his bed in the blue Caribbean, and tinting with a carmine-coloured light the glistening surface of the Jumbe Rock, when a human figure was seen ascending the mountain path that led to that noted summit.

  19. By slightly turning his head he could see the golden gleam of sunlight tinting the summit of the Jumbe Rock!

  20. The tinting of the summer rose Is on that pillowed cheek, And the quietness of summer thought Has made thy forehead meek.

  21. Among other methods is tinting the wood by any of the various stains sold for the purpose.

  22. It may be as well to point out that some tinting substances are more suitable for colouring wood of a dense quality than for a more open grained or spongy one.

  23. Here an artist tinting a fan or a silk lantern; there a woman weaving cloth for the use of her household and everywhere people plying their various callings on the elevated floors of their houses.

  24. But so it is, and if noses can be accepted as indices of truth in such matters, something stronger than water has been used in tinting them.

  25. On the other hand, when enlivened by a tinting agent such as white, it becomes extremely bright and stands out distinct from all other colours.

  26. These are taken as basic or elementary colours, which means that by combining these colours with each other in varying proportions and tinting with white or shading with black, all other colours can be produced.

  27. This strip must be rubbed with spirits of turpentine; then with the tinting brush apply a coating of silver bronze (Nos.

  28. The best directions that we can give for the tinting and marking of leaves is to copy from nature.

  29. Very good stemming may be made by tinting canton flannel, which has a very long nap or pile.

  30. The sun was sunk far in the western heavens, tinting with gold the surface of both lakes, for the rulership of which the nations fought, and outlining the mountains, crests and ridges, sharp and clear against a sky of amazing blue.

  31. But Leila's quick ear had caught a significant sound from the gravel drive behind her, and she stood up, a delicious colour tinting her face.

  32. The cool mockery of her voice and the warm, quick colour tinting neck and face were incongruous.

  33. So he found a place beside her, one step lower, and she leaned forward, elbows on knees, rounded white chin in her palms, the starlight giving her bare arms and shoulders a marble lustre and tinting her eyes a deeper amethyst.

  34. Now, his restlessness at the prospect of a blank night had quickened to uneasiness, with a hint of fever tinting his skin, but, as yet, the dull ache in his body was scarcely more than a premonition.

  35. Grace Ferrall came into the room and found a duel of silence in progress under the dull fire-glow tinting the ceiling.

  36. If your mind is really set on altering the tinting of the drawing-room ceiling, I will consent to have it done while we are out of town.

  37. I am out of conceit with the tinting of the drawing-room ceiling, and--and several of the mantelpieces are hideous.

  38. How impressive the westering sunshine, sifting itself down the mighty ravines and hollows, and tinting the far-off summits with aerial light!


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tinting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    coloration; coloring; illumination; lithography; staining