Definition of tincture

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Tincture (n.) 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..

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Anime :: Anime (a.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.
Acidulous :: Acidulous (a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture..
Gules :: Gules (n.) The tincture red, indicated in seals and engraved figures of escutcheons by parallel vertical lines. Hence, used poetically for a red color or that which is red..
Extraction :: Extraction (n.) The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture..
Aconite :: Aconite (n.) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally..
Drug :: Drug (v. t.) To tincture with something offensive or injurious.
Winged :: Winged (a.) Represented with wings, or having wings, of a different tincture from the body..
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..
Fimbriated :: Fimbriated (a.) Having a very narrow border of another tincture; -- said esp. of an ordinary or subordinary.
Unguled :: Unguled (a.) Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of a tincture different from the body..
Suffusion :: Suffuse (v. t.) To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes..
Guze :: Guze (n.) A roundlet of tincture sanguine, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture..
Tierce :: Tierce (a.) Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution..
Taint :: Taint (n.) Tincture; hue; color; tinge.
Laudanum :: Laudanum (n.) Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes..
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..
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red..
Smatch :: Smatch (n.) Taste; tincture; smack.
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