Definition of tincture

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Tincture (v. t.) To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.

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Imbuement :: Imbuement (n.) The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture..
Sinople :: Sinople (n.) The tincture vert; green.
Infuse :: Infuse (v. t.) To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate..
Checky :: Checky (a.) Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing.
Tincture :: Tincture (v. t.) To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.
Medicinal :: Medicinal (a.) Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs..
Unguled :: Unguled (a.) Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of a tincture different from the body..
Acidulous :: Acidulous (a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture..
Dwale :: Dwale (a.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures.
Stainer :: Stain (n.) A tincture; a tinge.
Smatch :: Smatch (n.) Taste; tincture; smack.
Liquor :: Liquor (n.) A solution of a medicinal substance in water; -- distinguished from tincture and aqua.
Counterchanged :: Counterchanged (a.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will be azure..
Spirit :: Spirit (n.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf. Tincture.
Laudanum :: Laudanum (n.) Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes..
Paly :: Paly (a.) Divided into four or more equal parts by perpendicular lines, and of two different tinctures disposed alternately..
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..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee..
Distincture :: Distincture (n.) Distinctness.
Imbue :: Imbue (v. t.) To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles..
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