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Bible Dictionaries
Tincture
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.
(2):
(n.) A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
(3):
(n.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.
(4):
(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.
(5):
(n.) A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.
(6):
(n.) A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.
(7):
(v. t.) To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.
(8):
(v. t.) To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tincture'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tincture.html. 1828.
