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Alabastrian
Alabastrian Al`a*bas"tri*an, a.
Alabastrine.
Alabastrine
Alabastrine Al`a*bas"trine, a.
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs.
Astrict
Astrict As*trict", a.
Concise; contracted. [Obs.] --Weever.
AstrictAstrict As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Astricting.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See
Astringe.]
1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
--Arbuthnot.
2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]
The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or
forms of thought. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict
lands. See Astriction, 4. --Burrill. AstrictedAstrict As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Astricting.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See
Astringe.]
1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
--Arbuthnot.
2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]
The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or
forms of thought. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict
lands. See Astriction, 4. --Burrill. AstrictingAstrict As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Astricting.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See
Astringe.]
1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
--Arbuthnot.
2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]
The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or
forms of thought. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict
lands. See Astriction, 4. --Burrill. Astriction
Astriction As*tric"tion, n. [L. astrictio.]
1. The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.
--Milton.
2. (Med.)
(a) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of
an astringent substance on the animal economy.
--Dunglison.
(b) Constipation. --Arbuthnot.
3. Astringency. [Obs.] --Bacon.
4. (Scots Law) An obligation to have the grain growing on
certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a
toll. --Bell.
Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.
AstrictiveAstrictive As*tric"tive, a.
Binding; astringent. -- n. An astringent. --
As*tric"tive*ly, adv. AstrictivelyAstrictive As*tric"tive, a.
Binding; astringent. -- n. An astringent. --
As*tric"tive*ly, adv. Astrictory
Astrictory As*tric"to*ry, a.
Astrictive. [R.]
Astride
Astride A*stride", adv. [Pref. a- + stride.]
With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with
the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle.
Placed astride upon the bars of the palisade. --Sir W.
Scott.
Glasses with horn bows sat astride on his nose.
--Longfellow.
Astriferous
Astriferous As*trif"er*ous (acr/s*tr[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.
astrifer; astrum star + ferre to bear.]
Bearing stars. [R.] --Blount.
AstringeAstringe 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. AstringedAstringe 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. Astringency
Astringency As*trin"gen*cy ([a^]s*tr[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n.
The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the
parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other
substances which causes contraction of the organic textures;
as, the astringency of tannin.
AstringentAstringent As*trin"gent (-jent), a. [L. astringens, p. pr. of
astringere: cf. F. astringent. See Astringe.]
1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; --
opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter
and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue. Astringent
Astringent As*trin"gent, n.
A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in
the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood,
mucus, etc.
External astringents are called styptics. --Dunglison.
Astringently
Astringently As*trin"gent*ly, adv.
In an astringent manner.
AstringerAstringer As*trin"ger, n. [OE. ostreger, OF. ostrucier, F.
autoursier, fr. OF. austour, ostor, hawk, F. autour; cf. L.
acceptor, for accipiter, hawk.]
A falconer who keeps a goshawk. [Obs.] --Shak. --Cowell.
[Written also austringer.] AstringingAstringe 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. astrionAstroite As"tro*ite, n. [L. astroites: cf. F. astroite.]
A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone. [Obs.] [Written also
astrite and astrion.] astriteAstroite As"tro*ite, n. [L. astroites: cf. F. astroite.]
A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone. [Obs.] [Written also
astrite and astrion.] Cacogastric
Cacogastric Cac`o*gas"tric, a. [Gr. ????? bad + ??????
stomach.]
Troubled with bad digestion. [R.] --Carlyle.
Digastric
Digastric Di*gas"tric, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? belly:
cf. F. digastrique.] (Anat.)
(a) Having two bellies; biventral; -- applied to muscles
which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the
middle, and esp. to the muscle which pulls down the lower
jaw.
(b) Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw; as,
the digastric nerves.
Engastrimuth
Engastrimuth En*gas"tri*muth, n. [Gr. ?; ? in + ? belly + ? to
speak: cf. F. engastrimythe.]
An ventriloquist. [Obs.]
Entogastric
Entogastric En`to*gas"tric, a. [Ento- + Gr. ? the stomach.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; -- applied to a
mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in
certain hydroids.
Epigastrial
Epigastrial Ep`i*gas"tri*al, a. (Anat.)
Epigastric.
Epigastrium
Epigastrium Ep`i*gas"tri*um, n. [NL., from Gr. ?.] (Anat.)
The upper part of the abdomen.
GastricGastric Gas"tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.]
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the
gastric artery.
Gastric digestion (Physiol.), the conversion of the
albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and
diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric
juice.
Gastric fever (Med.), a fever attended with prominent
gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of
typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the
stomach attended with fever.
Gastric juice (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an
acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands
contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It
consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the
ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid
in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
Gastric remittent fever (Med.), a form of remittent fever
with pronounced stomach symptoms. Gastric digestionGastric Gas"tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.]
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the
gastric artery.
Gastric digestion (Physiol.), the conversion of the
albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and
diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric
juice.
Gastric fever (Med.), a fever attended with prominent
gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of
typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the
stomach attended with fever.
Gastric juice (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an
acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands
contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It
consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the
ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid
in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
Gastric remittent fever (Med.), a form of remittent fever
with pronounced stomach symptoms.
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