Definition of tincture

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Tincture (v. t.) To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.

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Anime :: Anime (a.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.
Drug :: Drug (v. t.) To tincture with something offensive or injurious.
Unguled :: Unguled (a.) Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of a tincture different from the body..
Smack :: Smack (n.) To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste.
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel..
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..
Sable :: Sable (n.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.
Viroled :: Viroled (a.) Furnished with a virole or viroles; -- said of a horn or a bugle when the rings are of different tincture from the rest of the horn.
Alcoholature :: Alcoholature (n.) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
Acidulous :: Acidulous (a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture..
Counterchanged :: Counterchanged (a.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will be azure..
Wreath :: Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..
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..
Spirit :: Spirit (n.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf. Tincture.
Shafted :: Shafted (a.) Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory..
Fimbriated :: Fimbriated (a.) Having a very narrow border of another tincture; -- said esp. of an ordinary or subordinary.
Tierce :: Tierce (a.) Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.
Imbuement :: Imbuement (n.) The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture..
Imbue :: Imbue (v. t.) To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles..
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