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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Tenne :: Tenne (n.) A tincture, rarely employed, which is considered as an orange color or bright brown. It is represented by diagonal lines from sinister to dexter, crossed by vertical lines..
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..
Laudanum :: Laudanum (n.) Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes..
Infuse :: Infuse (v. t.) To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate..
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory..
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel..
Liquor :: Liquor (n.) A solution of a medicinal substance in water; -- distinguished from tincture and aqua.
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 (n.) A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners..
Distincture :: Distincture (n.) Distinctness.
Winged :: Winged (a.) Represented with wings, or having wings, of a different tincture from the body..
Sable :: Sable (n.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.
Fimbriated :: Fimbriated (a.) Having a very narrow border of another tincture; -- said esp. of an ordinary or subordinary.
Membered :: Membered (a.) Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.
Plate :: Plate (n.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
Medicinal :: Medicinal (a.) Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs..
Alcoholature :: Alcoholature (n.) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
Stainer :: Stain (n.) A tincture; a tinge.
Tincture :: Tincture (v. t.) To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
Paregoric :: Paregoric (n.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir..
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