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Definitions of astringe
  1. verb
    become constricted or compressed
    "The cold substance astringes"
  2. verb
    constrict or bind or draw together
    "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth"
Definition that contains astringe
  • kaki small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
  • alum a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
  • kino a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
  • antiperspirant an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration
  • black spleenwort spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
  • clover-root hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
  • bugleweed a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
  • wych hazel lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant
  • lycopus virginicus a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
  • purple trillium trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
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