a tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.-one of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.-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.-a solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.-a slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.-a slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of french manners.-to communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.-to imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.