tincture

noun

  1. 1

    (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

  2. 2

    a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

    after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted

  3. 3

    an indication that something has been present

    there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim

    a tincture of condescension

  4. 4

    a substances that colors metals

verb

  1. 1

    stain or tint with a color

    The leaves were tinctured with a bright red

  2. 2

    fill, as with a certain quality

    The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide

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