Both Uses of
tinged
in
The Hot Zone
- In the evenings, as the frost-tinged night came on, the staff built fires of Elgon olive logs in the fireplaces, and the food in the dining room was horrible, in the best English tradition.†
p. 146.1tinged = with a slight amount (often of color)
- The hot-dog-like meat was monkey spleen, and the ice around it was tinged with red and had begun to melt and drip.†
p. 175.6 *
Definition:
with a slight amount
(If an amount of what is not clear from context, it is typically of color.)
(If an amount of what is not clear from context, it is typically of color.)