Tincture
WordNet
noun
(1) (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
(2) A quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
"After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
(3) An indication that something has been present
"There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
"A tincture of condescension"
(4) A substances that colors metals
verb
(5) Stain or tint with a color
"The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"
(6) Fill, as with a certain quality
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
WiktionaryText
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
- 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Book 1, Part 6.
- for the earlier thinkers had no tincture of dialectic
- 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Book 1, Part 6.