tincture

tincture is a Noun

Definition:

[1] A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

[2] One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

[3] The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.

[4] A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.

[5] A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

[6] A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners. All manners take a tincture from our own. Pope. Every man had a slight tincture of soldiership, and scarcely any man more than a slight tincture. Macaulay.