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astringe |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Astringe \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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