Tincture

n.	1.	A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
	2.	(Her.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.
	3.	The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.
	4.	(Med.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution. Ethereal tincture a solution of medicinal substance in ether.
	5.	A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.
	6.	A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners. All manners take a tincture from our own. - Pope. Every man had a slight tincture of soldiership, and scarcely any man more than a slight tincture. - Macaulay.
v. t.	1.	To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter. [imp. & p. p. Tinctured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tincturing.] A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty gay colors. - I. Watts.
	2.	To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge. The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly tincture all our soul. - Barrow.

Noun	1.	tincture - a substances that colors metals
	2.	tincture - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" Synonyms: vestige, trace, shadow
	3.	tincture - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" Synonyms: tint, shade, tone
	4.	tincture - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
Verb	1.	tincture - fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" Synonyms: impregnate, infuse, instill
	2.	tincture - stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"

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