Associations to the word «Tincture»
Wiktionary
TINCTURE, noun. A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
TINCTURE, noun. A tint, or an added colour.
TINCTURE, noun. (heraldry) A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
TINCTURE, noun. An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine.
TINCTURE, noun. (humorous) A small alcoholic drink.
TINCTURE, noun. An essential characteristic.
TINCTURE, noun. 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.
TINCTURE, noun. A slight taste superadded to any substance.
TINCTURE, noun. A slight quality added to anything; a tinge.
TINCTURE, verb. To stain or impregnate (something) with colour
TINCTURE OF STEEL, noun. (medicine) (obsolete) An alcoholic solution of the chloride of iron.
Dictionary definition
TINCTURE, noun. A substances that colors metals.
TINCTURE, noun. An indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension".
TINCTURE, noun. A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted".
TINCTURE, noun. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution.
TINCTURE, verb. Fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide".
TINCTURE, verb. Stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red".
Wise words
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