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Abstringe :: Abstringe (v. t.) To unbind.

Accipitrine :: Accipitrine (a.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.

Accoutring :: Accoutring () of Accoutr.

Achroodextrin :: Achroodextrin (n.) Dextrin not colorable by iodine. See Dextrin.

Adstringent :: Adstringent (a.) See Astringent.

Alabastrine :: Alabastrine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs..

Alpestrine :: Alpestrine (a.) Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc..

Apron String :: Apron string () The string of an apron.

Astringe :: Astringe (v. t.) To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.

Astringe :: Astringe (v. t.) To bind by moral or legal obligation.

Astringed :: Astringed (imp. & p. p.) of Astring.

Astringency :: Astringency (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..

Astringent :: Astringent (a.) Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit..

Astringent :: Astringent (a.) Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue..

Astringent :: Astringent (n.) A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc..

Astringently :: Astringently (adv.) In an astringent manner.

Astringer :: Astringer (n.) A falconer who keeps a goshawk.

Astringing :: Astringing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Astring.

Austrine :: Austrine (n.) Southern; southerly; austral.

Bowstring :: Bowstring (n.) The string of a bow.

Bowstring :: Bowstring (n.) A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

Bowstring :: Bowstring (v. t.) To strangle with a bowstring.

Bowstringed :: Bowstringed (imp. & p. p.) of Bowstrin.

Bowstringed :: Bowstringed (p.a.) Furnished with bowstring.

Bowstringed :: Bowstringed (p.a.) Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.

Bowstringing :: Bowstringing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bowstrin.

Centring :: Centring () of Centr.

Centring :: Centring (n.) See Centring.

Checkstring :: Checkstring (n.) A cord by which a person in a carriage or horse car may signal to the driver.

Citrination :: Citrination (n.) The process by which anything becomes of the color of a lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the philosopher's stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow color..