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tincture

[ tingk-cher ]

noun

  1. Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
  2. a slight infusion, as of some element or quality:

    A tincture of education had softened his rude manners.

  3. a trace; a smack or smattering; tinge:

    a tincture of irony.

  4. Heraldry. any of the colors, metals, or furs used for the fields, charges, etc., of an escutcheon or achievement of arms.
  5. a dye or pigment.


verb (used with object)

tinctured, tincturing.
  1. to impart a tint or color to; tinge.
  2. to imbue or infuse with something.

tincture

/ ˈ³Ùɪŋ°ì³Ùʃə /

noun

  1. pharmacol a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol
  2. a tint, colour, or tinge
  3. a slight flavour, aroma, or trace
  4. any one of the colours or either of the metals used on heraldic arms
  5. obsolete.
    a dye or pigment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to give a tint or colour to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tincture1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: “dye,†from Latin ³ÙÄ«²Ô³¦³ÙÅ«°ù²¹ “dyeingâ€; equivalent to tinct + -ure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tincture1

C14: from Latin ³Ù¾±²Ô³¦³ÙÅ«°ù²¹ a dyeing, from tingere to dye
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Once seated, guests are presented with a wooden box that includes 10 sample tinctures of their “Mexico Through the Senses†cocktail menu.

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Other ways in which we “close the loop†are through syrups, infusions, shrubs, tinctures and bitters.

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“I sell many good oils for cleaning, tinctures for rheumatism, plague, soreness, warts, and bad luck.â€

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A few minutes later, I walked up the street to an herbal apothecary that offers rose quartz crystals alongside dropper-bottle tinctures labeled “Happiness.â€

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