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tincture   (TTS Sound)

The noun tincture has 4 senses

• tincture -- (a substances that colors metals)


• trace, vestige, tincture, shadow -- (an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension")


• shade, tint, tincture, tone -- (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted")


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

The verb tincture has 2 senses

• impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture -- (fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide")


• tincture -- (stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red")