tincture

[ tingk-cher ]

/ ˈtɪŋk tʃər /

noun

Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.

a slight infusion, as of some element or quality: A tincture of education had softened his rude manners.

a trace; a smack or smattering; tinge: a tincture of irony.

Heraldry. any of the colors, metals, or furs used for the fields, charges, etc., of an escutcheon or achievement of arms.

a dye or pigment.

verb (used with object), tinc·tured, tinc·tur·ing.

to impart a tint or color to; tinge.

to imbue or infuse with something.

Words nearby tincture

tinbergen, tincal, tinct, tinct., tinctorial, tincture, tindal, tinder, tinderbox, tindery, tine

Origin of tincture

1350–1400; Middle English: dye < Latin tīnctūra dyeing. See tinct, -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM tincture

pre·tinc·ture, nounun·tinc·tured, adjective

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Examples from the Web for untinctured

The arms are untinctured, and leaflike mantling falling from the helmet surrounds the shield; there is no crest.
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Simple gratitude, untinctured with love, is all the return an ingenuous mind can bestow for former benefits.
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It is possible that Morone, and perhaps still more, Giberti, may not have been untinctured by them.
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It bears throughout an air of probability, untinctured by romance, and has the strong impress of truth and fidelity to nature.
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British Dictionary definitions for untinctured

tincture

/ (ˈtɪŋktʃə) /

noun

pharmacol a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol

a tint, colour, or tinge

a slight flavour, aroma, or trace

any one of the colours or either of the metals used on heraldic arms

obsolete a dye or pigment

verb

(tr) to give a tint or colour to

Word Origin for tincture

C14: from Latin tinctūra a dyeing, from tingere to dye

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Medicine definitions for untinctured

tincture

[ tĭngk′chər ]

n.

A coloring or dyeing substance.

An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine.