tincture

noun tinc·ture \ ˈtiŋ(k)-chər \

|Updated on: 8 Jun 2018

Examples: tincture in a Sentence

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Definition of tincture

1 : a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic solvent

2 a : a characteristic quality : cast

b : a slight admixture : trace

a tincture of doubt

3 a : color, tint

b archaic : a substance that colors, dyes, or stains

4 : a heraldic metal, color, or fur

5 obsolete : an active principle or extract

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Examples of tincture in a Sentence

a ragged shirt that seemed to be stained with the tincture of blood

Recent Examples of tincture from the Web

Florida voters approved Amendment 2 with 71 percent voting yes, but lawmakers limited its scope by directing patients who qualify to obtain medical marijuana to use only oils, sprays, tinctures, vaping and edibles.

— mary ellen klas, miamiherald, "Judge halts Florida's attempt to stop patients from smoking medical marijuana," 5 June 2018
While smoking cannabis is the most obvious way to consume it, entrepreneurs unfettered by government regulation have figured out how to infuse it into foods and drinks, turn it into nanoparticles, or extract it into oils and tinctures.

— trevor hughes, USA TODAY, "Medical marijuana used pot's emotional connection to spread nationally," 27 Apr. 2018
This month, Lord Jones is launching its C.B.D. tincture in two flavors, lemon and peppermint, which aims to help with various conditions.

— sunhee grinnell, Vanities, "A Cannabis Craze Takes Over Skin Care," 27 Apr. 2018
There’s hundreds of strains, hundreds of products: oils, tinctures, capsules, transdermal patches.

— matthew ormseth, courant.com, "Medical Marijuana's Success In Connecticut Brings Renewed Calls For More Growers," 20 Apr. 2018
David Bowie took a few drops of cannabis tincture before watching, and countless others dropped acid.

— junot díaz, The New Yorker, "“2001: A Space Odyssey”: What It Means, and How It Was Made," 17 Apr. 2018
Every joint, tincture and gummie sold here comes from somewhere else, such as Oakland’s Grizzly Peak Farms, which is owned by San Diego developer Dave Gash.

— peter rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Kearny Kush: Will Kearny Mesa become San Diego's pot capital?," 26 Mar. 2018
First, Scotch is combined with Chartreuse; then the mixture is sprayed with a peaty tincture and placed under a bell jar, which a bartender proceeds to pump full of wood smoke.

— david kortava, The New Yorker, "The Seventies Reign at the Honeywell," 7 Apr. 2018
The law allows dispensaries to sell plant material for vaping, oils, lotions tinctures and patches to be sold.

— jackie borchardt, cleveland.com, "Not all Ohio medical marijuana growers, dispensaries will open by September deadline to be 'fully operational,' state says," 5 Apr. 2018

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Did You Know?

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.

Origin and Etymology of tincture

Middle English, from Latin tinctura act of dyeing, from tinctus, past participle of tingere to tinge

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 3b

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tincture Synonyms

tincture

verb

Definition of tincture

tinctured; tincturing play \ˈtiŋ(k)-chə-riŋ, -shriŋ\

transitive verb

1 : to tint or stain with a color : tinge

2 a : to infuse or instill with a property or entity : impregnate

b : to imbue with a quality : affect

writing tinctured with wit and wisdom

Examples of tincture in a Sentence

clouds tinctured by the rays of the setting sun

Recent Examples of tincture from the Web

That sartorial elegance bespoke a deep embrace of tradition, tinctured with just the right amount of satire to be amusing.

— roger kimball, WSJ, "Tom Wolfe Had the Right Stuff," 15 May 2018