1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.

2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

4. A shaded effect in engraving produced by fine, close, parallel lines.

5. Printing A panel of light color on which matter in another color is to be printed, as in an illustration.

6. A dye for the hair.