overtint

Etymology

From over- + tint.

overtint means A tint layered over another. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A tint layered over another.“She wore the same dress she had worn that Sunday of their tryst; that exquisite dress, with the faint lavender overtint, like the tender colours of the beautiful day he made his own.”

verb

To tint excessively.“The actual amount of color required is very small and care must be exercised not to overtint the wool, or a bluish tone will be obtained.”
To apply another tint over.