Definition of "tinctures" [tinctures]

• Plural form of tincture. (noun)

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• "They have been bred and cross-bred, hybridized and re-hybridized into literally thousands of useful varieties of garlics, onions, chives, scallions and shallots, and preserved in tinctures, wines, liqueurs and oils as one of the oldest continually used general purpose medicines on earth."
• "With the former, colors are called tinctures and usually consist of two metals and five hues, each having a distinctive meaning often gleaned from the various traditions of chivalry."
• "He made enemies of the physicians by abusing their custom of seeking knowledge only from ancient writers and not from nature; he annoyed the apothecaries by calling their tinctures, decoctions, and extracts, mere _soup-messes_; and he roused the ire of all learned people by delivering his lectures in German."