Dictionary definition · tincture
noun
- a substance that colors or dyes
- an indication that something has been present"there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
- (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
verb
- fill, as with a certain quality"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
- stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color"The sky was tinctured red"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).