About The Word Astringe
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Astringe
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What's The Definition Of Astringe?
[v] become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes"
[v] constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" Synonyms | Synonyms for Astringe: Related Terms | Find terms related to Astringe: See Also | compact | compress | constrict | constrict | constringe | contract | narrow | press | squeeze Astringe In Webster's Dictionary \As*tringe"\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Astringed} (-tr[i^]njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Astringing}
(-j[i^]ng).] [L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight.
Cf. {Astrict}, and see {Strain}, v. t.]
1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to
draw together; to compress.
Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of
the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes.
--Bacon.
2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. --Wolsey.
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