Peculiarly Drab Tincture

Tincture

A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol. Solvent concentrations of 25–60% are common, but may run as high as 90%. In chemistry, a tincture is a solution that has ethanol as the sole solvent. In herbal medicine, alcoholic tinctures are made with various ethanol concentrations, which should be at least 20% alcohol for preservation purposes.

Drab (color)

Drab is a dull, light-brown color. It originally took its name from a fabric of the same color made of undyed, homespun wool. The word was first used in English in 1686. It probably originated from the Old French word drap, which meant cloth. In 1897 the Sears catalog listed household paint colors including drab, light drab, Quaker drab, and olive drab.

peculiarly

Adverb

1. Such as to be greater than usual; particularly; exceptionally.

drab

Noun

1. A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
2. The color of this fabric.

Adjective

1. Of the color of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun.
2. Particularly of color: dull, uninteresting.

tincture

Noun

1. Senses relating to colour, and to dipping something into a liquid.

Verb

1. To colour or stain (something) with, or as if with, a dye or pigment.