noun

1. Obsolete a dye
2. a light color; tint; tinge
3. a slight admixture or infusion of some substance or quality; trace, smattering, etc.
4. Heraldry any color, metal, or fur
5. Pharmacy a dilute solution consisting of a medicinal substance in alcohol or in alcohol and water, usually 10% to 20% by volume: tinctures are more dilute than fluid extracts and more volatile than spirits

Etymology: ME < L tinctura < tinctus, pp. of tingere, to dye: see tinge

transitive verb tinctured -·tured, tincturing -·tur·ing

1. to color lightly; tint; tinge
2. to imbue or permeate lightly with some substance or quality a message tinctured with hope