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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Tincture \Tinc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinctured; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Tincturing.]
     1. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to
        impregnate with some extraneous matter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty
              gay colors.                           --I. Watts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything
        foreign to; to tinge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly tincture
              all our soul.                         --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Tincture \Tinc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinctured; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Tincturing.]
     1. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to
        impregnate with some extraneous matter.
  
              A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty
              gay colors.                           --I. Watts.
  
     2. To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything
        foreign to; to tinge.
  
              The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly tincture
              all our soul.                         --Barrow.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tincturing
     a.
     Having the effect#Noun of colour#Verb or stain#Verb with a dye#Noun
  or pigment#Noun.
     n.
     1 (gerund of en tincture)
     2 # The act#Noun or process#Noun of colour#Verb or stain#Verb
  (something) with a dye#Noun or pigment#Noun.
     3 # (lb en figuratively) The act of add#Verb to or impregnate
  something with an abstract#Adjective quality#Noun.
     4 # (lb en pharmacy) The act or process of dissolve#Verb (a
  substance#Noun) in ethanol or some other solvent#Noun to produce#Verb a
  medicinal#Adjective tincture#Noun.
     vb.
     (present participle of en tincture nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  tincturing
     a.
     Having the effect#Noun of colour#Verb or stain#Verb with a dye#Noun
  or pigment#Noun.
     n.
     1 (gerund of en tincture)
     2 # The act#Noun or process#Noun of colour#Verb or stain#Verb
  (something) with a dye#Noun or pigment#Noun.
     3 # (lb en figuratively) The act of add#Verb to or impregnate
  something with an abstract#Adjective quality#Noun.
     4 # (lb en pharmacy) The act or process of dissolve#Verb (a
  substance#Noun) in ethanol or some other solvent#Noun to produce#Verb a
  medicinal#Adjective tincture#Noun.
     vb.
     (present participle of en tincture nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  tincturing
     a.
     Having the effect#Noun of colour#Verb or stain#Verb with a dye#Noun
  or pigment#Noun.
     n.
     1 (gerund of en tincture)
     2 # The act#Noun or process#Noun of colour#Verb or stain#Verb
  (something) with a dye#Noun or pigment#Noun.
     3 # (lb en figuratively) The act of add#Verb to or impregnate
  something with an abstract#Adjective quality#Noun.
     4 # (lb en pharmacy) The act or process of dissolve#Verb (a
  substance#Noun) in ethanol or some other solvent#Noun to produce#Verb a
  medicinal#Adjective tincture#Noun.
     vb.
     (present participle of en tincture nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  tincturing
     a.
     Having the effect#Noun of colour#Verb or stain#Verb with a dye#Noun
  or pigment#Noun.
     n.
     1 (gerund of en tincture)
     2 # The act#Noun or process#Noun of colour#Verb or stain#Verb
  (something) with a dye#Noun or pigment#Noun.
     3 # (lb en figuratively) The act of add#Verb to or impregnate
  something with an abstract#Adjective quality#Noun.
     4 # (lb en pharmacy) The act or process of dissolve#Verb (a
  substance#Noun) in ethanol or some other solvent#Noun to produce#Verb a
  medicinal#Adjective tincture#Noun.
     vb.
     (present participle of en tincture nocat=1)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Tincturing /tˈɪŋktʃəɹɪŋ/
  الصباغة

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tincturing /tˈɪŋktʃəɹɪŋ/
  mit Farbe tränkend, färbend
   see: tincture, tinctured, tinctures, tinctured
  

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