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   tincture

   /ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə/

   noun

   • 1. a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol: "the remedies can be administered in form of tinctures" Similar solutionsuspensioninfusionpotionelixirextractessencequintessenceconcentrate
   • ▪ an alcoholic drink: informal British "he's a rough diamond, especially after a tincture or two"
   • 2. a slight trace of something: "she could not keep a tincture of bitterness out of her voice" Similar tracenotetingetouchdashsuggestionhintbitscintillaimpressionairsavourflavourelementstrandstreakveinovertonesuspicionsoupçonwhisperwhiff
   • 3. any of the conventional colours (including the metals and stains, and often the furs) used in coats of arms.

   verb

   • 1. be tinged or imbued with a slight amount of: "Arthur's affability was tinctured with faint sarcasm"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a dye or pigment): from Latin tinctura ‘dyeing’, from tingere ‘to dye or colour’. tincture (sense 2 of the noun) (early 17th century) comes from the obsolete sense ‘imparted quality’, likened to a tint imparted by a dye.

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