( a. )
Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
( a. )
Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012