EGAVE

tincture

About 0.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Senses relating to colour, and to dipping something into a liquid. A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes; specifically, a pigment used as a cosmetic. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A colour or tint, especially if produced by a pigment or something which stains; a tinge. A slight addition of a thing to something else; a shade, a touch, a trace. A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
    a tincture of orange peel
  2. noun A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes; specifically, a pigment used as a cosmetic. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. noun A colour or tint, especially if produced by a pigment or something which stains; a tinge. A slight addition of a thing to something else; a shade, a touch, a trace. A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
  4. noun A colour or tint, especially if produced by a pigment or something which stains; a tinge.
  5. noun A slight addition of a thing to something else; a shade, a touch, a trace.
  6. noun A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
  7. noun The act of colouring or dyeing. A slight physical quality other than colour (especially taste), or an abstract quality, added to something; a tinge.
    a tincture of orange peel
  8. noun The act of colouring or dyeing.

Similar words

tint impregnate shade infuse instill tone dye dyeing stain muriated

Often followed by

of is or and to in from may with

Word family

tinctured tinctures tincturing

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