tainture

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps taint +‎ -ure; perhaps from Middle French tainture (“dye; dyeing; tincture”). Doublet of teinture, tinctura, and tincture. === Noun === tainture (plural taintures) (obsolete) Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting. === References === === Anagrams === nutriate, turanite, unattire