Found 2 items, similar to Tincturing.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tincture tincture v 1: fill, as with a certain quality; “The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide” [syn: impregnate, infuse, instill] 2: stain or tint with a color; “The leaves were tinctured with a bright red” tincture n 1: a substances that colors metals 2: an indication that something has been present; “there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim”; “a tincture of condescension” [syn: trace, vestige, shadow] 3: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; “after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted” [syn: shade, tint, tone] 4: (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tincturing Tincture \Tinc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinctured; p. pr. & vb. n. Tincturing.] 1. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter. [1913 Webster] A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty gay colors. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge. [1913 Webster] The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly tincture all our soul. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]