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Definition of Astringing
Astringing 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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