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

Adstringent :: Adstringent (a.) See Astringent.

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.

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.

Constringe :: Constringe (v. t.) To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.

Constringed :: Constringed (imp. & p. p.) of Constring.

Constringent :: Constringent (a.) Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing..

Obstringe :: Obstringe (v. t.) To constrain; to put under obligation.

Perstringe :: Perstringe (v. t.) To touch; to graze; to glance on.

Perstringe :: Perstringe (v. t.) To criticise; to touch upon.

Restringe :: Restringe (v. t.) To confine; to contract; to stringe.

Restringed :: Restringed (imp. & p. p.) of Restring.

Restringency :: Restringency (n.) Quality or state of being restringent; astringency.

Restringent :: Restringent (a.) Restringing; astringent; styptic.

Restringent :: Restringent (n.) A restringent medicine.

Stringed :: Strung (p. p.) of Strin.

Stringed :: Stringcourse (n.) A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the rest of the work..

Stringed :: Stringed (a.) Having strings; as, a stringed instrument..

Stringency :: Stringed (a.) Produced by strings.

Stringendo :: Stringency (n.) The quality or state of being stringent.