Definizione monolingua

tincture

tincture (third-person singular simple present tinctures, present participle tincturing, simple past and past participle tinctured)

1. to stain or impregnate (something) with colour

tincture (plural tinctures)

1. A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
2. A tint, or an added colour.
3. (heraldry) A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
4. An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine.
5. (humorous) A small alcoholic drink.
6. An essential characteristic.
   • 1924, ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Book 1, Part 6.

     for the earlier thinkers had no tincture of dialectic

Definizione dizionario tincture

	alcolato
	alcoholic extract used as medicine

colore

sfumatura

tinta

tintura

Altri significati:

An essential characteristic.

A tint, or an added colour.

to stain or impregnate (something) with colour

An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine.

A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.

(heraldry) A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.

(humorous) A small alcoholic drink.

essential characteristic