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Tincture derives from the same root as tint and tinge—the Latin verb tingere, meaning "to moisten or dip." Tincture specifically derives via Middle English from the Latin tinctus, the past participle of tingere. When the word first appeared in English in the 14th century, tincture referred to a coloring matter or dye, but by the 17th century the word had acquired a number of additional meanings, including "a slight infusion or trace of something." Tinge and shade are two other words referring to color that can be used the same way. Tincture can also refer, among other things, to the colors used in a coat of arms or an herbal or medicinal solution.

Examples of tincture in a Sentence

Noun a ragged shirt that seemed to be stained with the tincture of blood Verb clouds tinctured by the rays of the setting sun

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The result is an exceptionally pure CBD tincture, with all of the benefits of broad spectrum CBD. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 July 2022 What is the difference between CBD oil and CBD tincture? — The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 May 2022 The products will be oral tablet, capsule, tincture, gelatinous cube, gel, oil, cream, patch, suppository, nebulizer, and liquid or oil for an inhaler. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 13 June 2022 The inn, which opened in 1913, was built on Sunset Mountain by Edwin Wiley Grove, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur who developed a supposedly flavorless quinine tincture designed to treat and suppress malaria. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 There’s no tincture of guilt or touch of moral ambiguity here, as there was with the central characters in The Unknown Girl or Young Ahmed. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022 Each 30ml bottle of Full-Spectrum CBD tincture contains 50 mg of CBD in each 1 ml eye dropper. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 May 2022 In each 1 ml eye dropper, 30ml bottle of Full-Spectrum CBD tincture contains 50 mg. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022 Hemp Oil 1000 is a tincture with an excessively high amount of CBD. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The orchestral arrangements are tinctured with dissonance; sustained synthesizer tones slide on and off pitch, feeling precarious. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020 To avoid a rush at the pharmacy, Capitol Wellness Solutions scheduled appointments for patients to pick up the liquid tinctures that will be the first medical marijuana product available — bottles that come with a dropper for patients to use. — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019 To avoid a rush at the pharmacy, Capitol Wellness Solutions scheduled appointments for patients to pick up the liquid tinctures that will be the first medical marijuana product available — bottles that come with a dropper for patients to use. — Melinda Deslatte, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019 That sartorial elegance bespoke a deep embrace of tradition, tinctured with just the right amount of satire to be amusing. — Roger Kimball, WSJ, 15 May 2018 See More

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