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tincture
A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
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noun
A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
A tint, or an added colour.
A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine.
A small alcoholic drink.
An essential characteristic.
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 slight taste superadded to any substance.
“a tincture of orange peel”
A slight quality added to anything; a tinge.
verb
To stain or impregnate (something) with color.
To tinge; to taint.
To soak (an organic substance) in alcohol or another liquid to produce a tincture.
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a tincture of orange peel