ASTRINGENT


Meaning of ASTRINGENT in English

I. adjective see: strain Date: 1541 causing contraction of soft organic tissues ; styptic , puckery , suggestive of an ~ effect upon tissue ; rigidly severe ; austere , ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1626 an ~ agent or substance

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