Definition of tincture

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of tincture is as below...

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

Lern More About Tincture

Tincture :: Tincture (n.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution..
Medicinal :: Medicinal (a.) Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs..
Plate :: Plate (n.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
Alcoholature :: Alcoholature (n.) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
Tincture :: Tincture (v. t.) To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.
Shafted :: Shafted (a.) Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.
Wreath :: Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..
Smell :: Smell (v. i.) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny..
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red..
Rose Water :: Rose water () Water tinctured with roses by distillation.
Teinture :: Teinture (n.) Color; tinge; tincture.
Guze :: Guze (n.) A roundlet of tincture sanguine, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture..
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory..
Acidulous :: Acidulous (a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture..
Drug :: Drug (v. t.) To tincture with something offensive or injurious.
Distincture :: Distincture (n.) Distinctness.
Compone :: Compone (a.) Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter-compony..
Viroled :: Viroled (a.) Furnished with a virole or viroles; -- said of a horn or a bugle when the rings are of different tincture from the rest of the horn.
Rhabarbarate :: Rhabarbarate (a.) Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb.
Crined :: Crined (a.) Having the hair of a different tincture from the rest of the body; as, a charge crined of a red tincture..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us