tincture

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

2. 2noun

   One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

3. 3noun

   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. 4noun

   A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.

5. 5noun

   A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

6. 6noun

   A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.

7. 7transitive verb

   To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.

8. 8transitive verb

   To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.

9. 9noun

   (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

10. 10noun

    a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

    "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

    Synonyms

    shadetinttone
11. 11noun

    an indication that something has been present

    "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"

    "a tincture of condescension"

    Synonyms

    shadowtracevestige
12. 12noun

    a substances that colors metals

13. 13verb

    stain or tint with a color

    "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"

14. 14verb

    fill, as with a certain quality

    "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

    Synonyms

    impregnateinfuseinstill