Meaning Of Tincture

n.

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

n.

One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

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.

n.

A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.

n.

A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

n.

A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.

v. t.

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

v. t.

To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.