n. | 1. | A tinge or shade of color; a tint; | |||
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.
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5. | A slight taste superadded to any substance; | ||||
6. | A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; | ||||
v. t. | 1. | To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter. | |||
2. | To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge. |
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" | |
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" | |
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" |
2. | tincture - stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red" |