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What does tincture mean?

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Noun
  1. A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
  2. A tint, or an added colour.
  3. (heraldry) A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
  4. An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine.
  5. (humorous) A small alcoholic drink.
  6. An essential characteristic.
  7. 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.
  8. A slight taste superadded to any substance.
  9. A slight quality added to anything; a tinge.
Verb
  1. to stain or impregnate (something) with colour
  2. (figuratively) to tinge; to taint
  3. To soak (an organic substance) in alcohol or another liquid to produce a tincture.
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