Definition of tincture

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Tincture (n.) A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red..

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Tierce :: Tierce (a.) Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.
Checky :: Checky (a.) Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing.
Tinct :: Tinct (n.) Color; tinge; tincture; tint.
Elixir :: Elixir (n.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form..
Sable :: Sable (n.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.
Fur :: Fur (n.) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six..
Paregoric :: Paregoric (n.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir..
Crined :: Crined (a.) Having the hair of a different tincture from the rest of the body; as, a charge crined of a red tincture..
Tincture :: Tincture (v. t.) To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
Acidulous :: Acidulous (a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture..
Membered :: Membered (a.) Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.
Shafted :: Shafted (a.) Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.
Smatch :: Smatch (n.) Taste; tincture; smack.
Medicinal :: Medicinal (a.) Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs..
Voided :: Voided (a.) Having the inner part cut away, or left vacant, a narrow border being left at the sides, the tincture of the field being seen in the vacant space; -- said of a charge..
Tincture :: Tincture (v. t.) To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.
Compone :: Compone (a.) Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter-compony..
Anime :: Anime (a.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee..
Paly :: Paly (a.) Divided into four or more equal parts by perpendicular lines, and of two different tinctures disposed alternately..
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