tincture in WordNet English dictionary

1. fill, as with a certain quality
   "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
   impregnate  infuse  instill  tincture 
   
2. stain or tint with a color
   "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"
   tincture 
   

1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
   "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
   shade  tint  tincture  tone 
   
2. an indication that something has been present
   "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
   trace  vestige  tincture  shadow 
   
3. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
   tincture 
   
4. a substances that colors metals
   tincture