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tinctured Definition


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tincture
noun
    1. A slight flavour, trace or addition.
      Thesaurus: suggestion, hint, touch, dash, trace.
    2. A slight trace of colour; hue; tinge.
      Thesaurus: tint, tinge, shade, stain, trace, hue.
    3. A solution of a drug in alcohol for medicinal use.
verb
    tinctured, tincturing
    1. To give a trace of a colour or flavour, etc to something.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin tinctura dyeing.



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