tincture
41tincture — n 1. infusion, insinuation, injection, imbuement, imbruement, instillation, inculcation, impregnation, implantation, infiltration; intermixture, strain, vein, streak, element. 2. tint, coloring, shade. See tinge(def. 3). 3. trace, hint,… …
42tincture — tinc·ture …
43tincture — n. an alcoholic extract of a drug derived from a plant …
44tincture — n. colour; dye; slight amount; extract of medicinal principle of a plant; v.t. stain; imbue …
45tincture — see TINGE …
46Ethereal tincture — Tincture Tinc ture, n. [L. tinctura a dyeing, from tingere, tinctum, to tinge, dye: cf. OE. tainture, teinture, F. teinture, L. tinctura. See {Tinge}.] 1. A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) One of… …
47tincture of opium — noun narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient • Syn: ↑laudanum • Hypernyms: ↑opiate …
48tincture press — noun : a cylindrical press used to express the menstruum adhering to the particles of a drug after extraction …
49Rule of tincture — The first rule of heraldry is the rule of tincture: metal should not be put on metal, nor colour on colour (Humphrey Llwyd, 1568). This means that or and argent (gold and silver, which are represented by yellow and white) may not be placed on… …
50Worm tincture — Worm Worm (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. wa[ u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli}, {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A creeping or a crawling… …