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a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
an indication that something has been present
there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim; a tincture of condescension
(verb) impregnate, infuse, instill
fill, as with a certain quality
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide