'Tincturing' definitions:

Definition of 'Tincturing'

From: 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]

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