Tincture
A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.
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.
A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.
A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.
A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.
To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.
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Tincture Translations
tincture in French is teinture
tincture in German is Tinktur
tincture in Spanish is tintura
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