Thesaurus: tincture

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1. n. A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
2. n. One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.
3. n. 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. n. A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.
5. n. A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.
6. n. A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.
7. v. t. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
8. v. t. To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.
9. n. a substance that colors or dyes
10. n. an indication that something has been present
11. n. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
12. n. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution