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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
  • witch hazel any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion
  • herb bennet hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
  • butea gum dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
  • cloveroot hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
  • wych hazel any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion
  • red 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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