as in colors
a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished
a ragged shirt that seemed to be stained with the tincture of blood
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as in paints
to give color or a different color to
clouds tinctured by the rays of the setting sun
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Verb
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Bloom details their journey to Switzerland, where a nonprofit offers legal suicide, and paints us full vignettes of their love story along the way.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025 -
Meanwhile, the economic data paints a tricky picture.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s a wide range of colors in fashion for 2025, but brown hues are amongst the most popular, as evident with Pantone’s color of the year, Mocha Mouse.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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Deep hues and earthy tones are definitely having a moment with reds, purples, and greens rising in popularity as well.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Later Barbie would embrace ethnic identities and various skin tones.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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This ensures our testing base spans different skin tones, genders, and dermatological conditions.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Tinctures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinctures. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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