Have a tincture
1Tincture (heraldry) — In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and proper . A… …
2Tincture — In medicine, a tincture is an alcoholic extract (e.g. of leaves or other plant material) or solution of a non volatile substance; e.g. of iodine, mercurochrome). To qualify as a tincture, the alcoholic extract is to have a ethanol percentage of… …
3Tincture of steel — Steel Steel (st[=e]l), n. [AS. st[=e]l, st[=y]l, st[=y]le; akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[=a]l, Dan. staal, Sw. st[*a]l, Old Prussian stakla.] 1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between… …
4tincture — 1. a partial descent from other than white ancestry Literally, a pigment, and used offensively of those whose dark skin pigmentation indicates a non white ancestor: She had a tincture herself or she would not have mentioned their race.… …
5Rule of tincture — The first rule of heraldry is the rule of tincture: metal should not be put on metal, nor colour on colour (Humphrey Llwyd, 1568). This means that or and argent (gold and silver, which are represented by yellow and white) may not be placed on… …
6Worm tincture — Worm Worm (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. wa[ u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli}, {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A creeping or a crawling… …
7smack — I. v. n. 1. Taste, have a taste, have a flavor. 2. Have a tincture, have a quality, have a savor. 3. Kiss (loudly), buss. II. v. a. 1. Kiss (loudly), buss. 2. Crack, snap, slash …
8Woodhouse Grove School — Infobox UK school name = Woodhouse Grove School size = latitude = longitude = dms = motto = Bone et Fidelis (Trans: Good and Faithful) motto pl = Good and Faithful established = 1812 Old Foundation 1883 New Foundation approx = closed = c approx …
9Laudanum — Combination of Morphine morphinan Codeine morphinan Thebaine morphinan Papaverine benzylisoquinoline Clinical data Pregna …
10List of heraldic charges — This article does not cover those charges which derive their shape in part from that of the field; see Ordinary (heraldry). Subordinary chargesA few simple charges are traditionally, and arbitrarily, classified among the subordinaries. (All other …
