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n. (substance) | 1. tincture | a substances that colors metals. |
| ~ coloring material, colour, colouring material, color | any material used for its color.; "she used a different color for the trim" |
| ~ argent | a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance. |
n. (communication) | 2. shadow, tincture, trace, vestige | an indication that something has been present.; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" |
| ~ footprint | a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important.; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" |
| ~ indicant, indication | something that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
n. (attribute) | 3. shade, tincture, tint, tone | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color.; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" |
| ~ color, coloring, colouring, colour | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect.; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" |
| ~ mellowness | a soft shade of a color.; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble" |
| ~ richness | a strong deep vividness of hue.; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room" |
| ~ tinge, undertone | a pale or subdued color. |
n. (artifact) | 4. tincture | (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution. |
| ~ medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease. |
| ~ tincture of iodine, iodine | a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic. |
| ~ materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology | the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects. |
| ~ arnica | used especially in treating bruises. |
v. (change) | 5. impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture | fill, as with a certain quality.; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
v. (change) | 6. tincture | stain or tint with a color.; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red" |
| ~ tinct, tint, tinge, touch | color lightly.; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November" |
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