tincture
noun
a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
have tinctured
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present perfectof tincture.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Kelly's wanderings in early life seem to have tinctured his later career with the hue of instability.
From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge
I have forgotten the boy's age; his mother's high-sounding patriotism may have tinctured him already.
From The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History by Grace Aguilar
The irony of fate that compelled a class poet to punch cows may have tinctured his judgment.
From Judith of the Plains by Marie Manning
May not this separation have tinctured, with double sadness, this wonderful elegy in memory of his friend?
From A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' by Mrs. Alfred Gatty
On the other hand, some French critics in sacred biography have tinctured their works with a false and pernicious leaven, and, under the name of criticism, established skepticism.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
