Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Astringe"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
astringe
v 1: constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes
the tissue in the mouth"
2: become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance
astringes"
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