astringe

[ uh-strinj ]

verb (used with object)

, as·tringed, as·tring·ing.

1. to compress; bind together; constrict.

Word History and Origins

Origin of astringe¹

1515–25; < Latin astringere to draw together, equivalent to a- a- ⁵ + stringere to draw; stringent

Example Sentences

On the contrary, hard waters astringe and bind the power of the malt, so that its virtues are not freely communicated to the liquor.

From Project Gutenberg

Schinus molle.—The root of this plant is used medicinally and the resin that exudes from the tree is employed to astringe the gums.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• circumscribe
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