• Tincture

    Pronunciation

    • RP IPA: /ˈtɪŋk.tʃə/
    • Rhymes: -ɪŋktʃə

    Origin

    Middle English, from Latin tinctura, from the verb tingo. Compare tint, taint.

    Full definition of tincture

    Noun

    tincture

    (plural tinctures)
    1. A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
    2. A tint, or an added colour.
    3. (heraldry) A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
    4. An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine.
    5. (humorous) A small alcoholic drink.
    6. An essential characteristic.
      • 1924, ARISTOTLE. . Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Book 1, Part 6.for the earlier thinkers had no tincture of dialectic
    7. The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.
    8. A slight taste superadded to any substance.a tincture of orange peel
    9. A slight quality added to anything; a tinge.
      • Alexander PopeAll manners take a tincture from our own.
      • MacaulayEvery man had a slight tincture of soldiership, and scarcely any man more than a slight tincture.

    Verb

    1. to stain or impregnate (something) with colour

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