Definition for TINC'TURE

TINC'TURE, v.t.

  1. To tinge; to communicate a slight foreign color to; to impregnate with some extraneous matter. A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty gay colors. Watts.
  2. To imbue the mind; to communicate a portion of any thing foreign; as, a mind tinctured with skepticism.

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