astringe
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of astringe
1515–25; < Latin astringere to draw together, equivalent to a- a- 5 + stringere to draw; stringent
Example Sentences
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On the contrary, hard waters astringe and bind the power of the malt, so that its virtues are not freely communicated to the liquor.
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Schinus molle.—The root of this plant is used medicinally and the resin that exudes from the tree is employed to astringe the gums.
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To persons who are not habituated to the composition it causes a strong giddiness, astringes and excoriates the tongue and fauces, and deadens for a time the faculty of taste.
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And Mrs. Ferret closed the sentence by jerking her face into an astringed smile, which, with the rising inflection of her voice, demanded the assent of her hearers.
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