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(obsolete) A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes; specifically, a pigment used as a cosmetic. [15th–19th c.] / (by extension) / (obsolete)

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tincture

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Source Word

tincture

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə/

Noun

obsolete broadly empty-gloss humorous

Japanese Meaning

染料 – 旧英語における、染色や着色のために用いられる顔料（特に化粧品用として使用された）

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The painter mixed a rare tincture to restore the faded tapestry's original hues.

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画家は、色あせたタペストリーの元の色合いを取り戻すために、珍しい顔料を混ぜ合わせた。

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(obsolete) A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes; specifically, a pigment used as a cosmetic. [15th–19th c.]

[O]ur daintie dames and fine ladies have begun to ſet their mind upon this colour [amber], and have placed it in the third ranke of rich tincture: vvhereby vve may ſee there is no ſuperfluitie and diſorder in the vvorld, but it hath a pretence and cloake of ſome precious name or other.

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