Tincture — Defs

01 n. A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

1.
A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
2.
One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.(Her.)
3.
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.
A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.(Med.)
5.
A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.
6.
A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.
“All manners take a tincture from our own.” — Pope.

“Every man had a slight tincture of soldiership, and scarcely any man more than a slight tincture.” — Macaulay.

Phrases & compounds

Ethereal tincture — a solution of medicinal substance in ether.

02 v. t. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.

imp. & p. p. Tinctured; p. pr. & vb. n. Tincturing

1.
To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
“A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty gay colors.” — I. Watts.
2.
To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.
“The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly tincture all our soul.” — Barrow.