ASTRINGE

astringe. Astringe, v.t. to draw together, bind, brace, stop

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As‐tringe″ (ăs‐trĭnj″), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astringed (–trĭnjd″); p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing (–jĭng).] [[L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight. Cf. Astrict, and see Strain, v. t.]] 1. 1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes. Bacon. 2. 2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. Wolsey.