noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.| 1. | Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs. |
| 2. | a slight infusion, as of some element or quality: A tincture of education had softened his rude manners. |
| 3. | a trace; a smack or smattering; tinge: a tincture of irony. |
| 4. | Heraldry. any of the colors, metals, or furs used for the fields, charges, etc., of an escutcheon or achievement of arms. |
| 5. | a dye or pigment. |
| 6. | to impart a tint or color to; tinge. |
| 7. | to imbue or infuse with something. |
tincture tinc·ture (tĭngk'chər)
n.
A coloring or dyeing substance.
Abbr. tinct, tr An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine.