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tincture(1)(dictionary)
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iodine tincture(medicine)
hydroalcoholic tincture(medicine)

tincture(2) (iou)



tincture verb trans. E17.
[from the noun.]
Colour, tinge; add a small amount of (a substance) to. (Foll. by with.) Usu. in pass. E17.
Wordsworth Homespun wool But tinctured daintily with florid hues. W. Cather Drinking raw alcohol, tinctured with oil of cinnamon.
Imbue with a mental, moral, or (formerly) physical quality; affect slightly, tinge, taint. (Foll. by with.) Usu. in pass. M17.
Times Literary Supplement The boldness was tinctured with uncertainty.