Both Uses
tinged
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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- No two people that had the slightest tinge of color in their faces dared to be seen talking together.†
Chpt 12 *tinge = a slight amount; or to contain a slight amount
- Some of the ladies had colored waiting-maids and coachmen, but I was the only nurse tinged with the blood of Africa.†
Chpt 35tinged = with a slight amount (often of color)
Definitions:
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(1)
(tinged) with a slight amount
(If an amount of what is not clear from context, it is typically of color.) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)