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Abstringe
Abstringe Ab*stringe", v. t. [L ab + stringere, strictum, to
press together.]
To unbind. [Obs.] --Bailey.
AdstringentAdstringent Ad*strin"gent, a.
See Astringent. 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.] austringerAstringer 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.] Bowstringed
Bowstringed Bow"stringed`, p.a.
1. Furnished with bowstring.
2. Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.
ConstringeConstringe Con*stringe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constringed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constringing.] [L. constringere. See
onstrain.]
To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;
to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]
Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the
fibers, and coagulate the fluids. --Arbuthnot. ConstringedConstringe Con*stringe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constringed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constringing.] [L. constringere. See
onstrain.]
To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;
to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]
Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the
fibers, and coagulate the fluids. --Arbuthnot. Constringent
Constringent Con*strin"gent, a. [L. constringens, p. pr.]
Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing.
--Thomson.
ObstringeObstringe Ob*stringe", v. t. [See Obstriction.]
To constrain; to put under obligation. [R.] --Bp. Gardiner. Perstringe
Perstringe Per*stringe", v. t. [L. perstringere; per +
stringere to bind up, to touch upon.]
1. To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]
2. To criticise; to touch upon. [R.] --Evelyn.
RestringeRestringe Re*stringe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restringed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Restringing.] [L. restringere. See
Restrain.]
To confine; to contract; to stringe. [Obs.] RestringedRestringe Re*stringe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restringed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Restringing.] [L. restringere. See
Restrain.]
To confine; to contract; to stringe. [Obs.] Restringency
Restringency Re*strin"gen*cy, n.
Quality or state of being restringent; astringency. [Obs.]
--Sir W. Petty.
Restringent
Restringent Re*strin"gent, a. [L. restringens, p. pr.: cf. F.
restringent.]
Restringing; astringent; styptic. [Obs.] -- n. A restringent
medicine. [Obs.] --Harvey.
StringedString String (str[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. Strung (str[u^]ng);
p. p. Strung (R. Stringed (str[i^]ngd)); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stringing.]
1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.
Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet With
firmest nerves, designed to walk the street? --Gay.
2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument,
in order to play upon it.
For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung, That
not a mountain rears its head unsung. --Addison.
3. To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.
4. To make tense; to strengthen.
Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood.
--Dryden.
5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to
string beans. See String, n., 9. Stringed
Stringed Stringed (str[i^]ngd), a.
1. Having strings; as, a stringed instrument. --Ps. cl. 4.
2. Produced by strings. ``Answering the stringed noise.'
--Milton.
Stringency
Stringency Strin"gen*cy (str[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n.
The quality or state of being stringent.
Stringendo
Stringendo Strin"gen*do, a. [It.] (Mus.)
Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.
StringentStringent Strin"gent (str[i^]n"jent), a. [L. stringens,
-entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See
Strain.]
Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive;
rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a
more stringent code of procedure. --Macaulay.
-- Strin"gent*ly, adv. -- Strin"gent*ness, n. StringentlyStringent Strin"gent (str[i^]n"jent), a. [L. stringens,
-entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See
Strain.]
Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive;
rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a
more stringent code of procedure. --Macaulay.
-- Strin"gent*ly, adv. -- Strin"gent*ness, n. StringentnessStringent Strin"gent (str[i^]n"jent), a. [L. stringens,
-entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See
Strain.]
Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive;
rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a
more stringent code of procedure. --Macaulay.
-- Strin"gent*ly, adv. -- Strin"gent*ness, n. Stringer
Stringer String"er (str[i^]ng"[~e]r), n.
1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings,
especially for bows.
Be content to put your trust in honest stringers.
--Ascham.
2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
3. (Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper.
4. (Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the
inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.
5. (Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a
frame, or to support a floor or the like.
Subastringent
Subastringent Sub`as*trin"gent, a.
Somewhat astringent.
Meaning of Stringe from wikipedia
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Chamber of Deputies.
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heraldic badge of the
House of Savoy,
where it is
accompanied by the
motto Stringe ma non costringe, "It tightens, but does not constrain". The Cavendish...
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phylogeography and prehistory.". In
Mellars P,
Boyle K, Bar-Yosef O,
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Human Revolution. Cambridge, UK:
McDonald Institute...
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corriere SDA". La
Repubblica (in Italian). 12 June 1998. "POSTE: SDA
STRINGE ACCORDO CON
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RILEVA QUOTA DEL 20%". adnkronos.com (in Italian)...
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Sinhala Language and
Culture (1975)
History Purana Sinhala Stringe Enduma (Women's
Attire in
Ancient Lanka) (1935)
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Spanish río), now
written râu;
along with rîde < ridere, sîn < sinus,
strînge < stringere, lumînare < luminaria, etc.
While the 1993
spelling norm is...
- Guerzoni,
Monica (2016). "Crisi di governo, il
valzer delle correnti pd
stringe il leader". "La gal****ia del Pd, dai
renziani ai bersaniani". rainews....
- corda. Con una
corda e con una cordicella, lega i bei
bambini e poi li
stringe, con una
corda e con un legaccio, lega i bei
bambini e poi li ammazza....
- d'orticaria. E l'albero -
Briareo lignificato - ne lo
spasimo atroce che lo
stringe con
catene invisibili alla terra,
tende le
braccia multiple di
sfinge scagliando...
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metonymic occupational name for a rope maker, from
Middle Dutch strenc,
stringe 'rope', 'cord'.
Jewish (Ashke****c):
nickname from
German streng 'strict'...
