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Meaning of tincture

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tincture
      n 1: a substances that colors metals
      2: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't
         a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of
         condescension" [syn: {trace}, {vestige}, {tincture},
         {shadow}]
      3: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another
         color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that
         she wanted" [syn: {shade}, {tint}, {tincture}, {tone}]
      4: (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an
         alcohol solution
      v 1: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic
           tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: {impregnate},
           {infuse}, {instill}, {tincture}]
      2: stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a
         bright red"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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