tincture
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
a slight infusion, as of some element or quality: A tincture of education had softened his rude manners.
a trace; a smack or smattering; tinge: a tincture of irony.
Heraldry. any of the colors, metals, or furs used for the fields, charges, etc., of an escutcheon or achievement of arms.
a dye or pigment.
to impart a tint or color to; tinge.
to imbue or infuse with something.
Origin of tincture
1Other words from tincture
- pre·tinc·ture, noun
- un·tinc·tured, adjective
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How to use tincture in a sentence
It bears throughout an air of probability, untinctured by romance, and has the strong impress of truth and fidelity to nature.
He had received the opening words with satisfaction, not untinctured by the mild, patronising indulgence we show to children.
Judith of the Cumberlands | Alice MacGowanA keen sportsman, he was not untinctured by letters, and had indeed a cultivated taste for the fine arts.
Coningsby | Benjamin DisraeliHe appeared not untinctured with religion; but his devotion, though unostentatious, was of a melancholy tenor.
Edgar Huntley | Charles Brockden BrownThe first effect was a profound amazement, not untinctured by alarm.
The Plattner Story and Others | H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for tincture
/ (ˈtɪŋktʃə) /
pharmacol a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol
a tint, colour, or tinge
a slight flavour, aroma, or trace
any one of the colours or either of the metals used on heraldic arms
obsolete a dye or pigment
(tr) to give a tint or colour to
Origin of tincture
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