The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tinge \Tinge\, n.
   A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or
   something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture,
   or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.
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         His notions, too, respecting the government of the
         state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the
         government of the church.                --Macaulay.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tinge \Tinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinged; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tingeing.] [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin
   to Gr. ?, and perhaps to G. tunken to dip, OHG. tunch[=o]n,
   dunch[=o]n, thunk[=o]n. Cf. Distain, Dunker, Stain,
   Taint a stain, to stain, Tincture, Tint.]
   To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign;
   as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in
   some degree with the qualities of another substance, either
   by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to
   color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red;
   an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.
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         His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections,
         are tinged by a certain extravagance.    --Addison.
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   Syn: To color; dye; stain.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tinge
    n 1: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a
         touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite,
         pinch, jot, speck, soupcon]
    2: a pale or subdued color [syn: undertone, tinge]
    v 1: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings
         color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his
         life" [syn: tinge, color, colour, distort]
    2: color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the
       leaves were tinged red in November" [syn: tint, tinct,
       tinge, touch]