1. (n.) An alcoholic solution used in medicine; a tinge or shade; a tint; as, a tincture of red\.

2. (n.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

3. (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.

4. (n.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.

5. (n.) A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

6. (n.) A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.

7. (v. t.) To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.

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

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