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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
astringent
    adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic,
           astringent]
    2: tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue;
       "astringent cosmetic lotions" [ant: nonastringent]
    n 1: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
         [syn: astringent, astringent drug, styptic]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Astringent \As*trin"gent\ (-jent), a. [L. astringens, p. pr. of
   astringere: cf. F. astringent. See Astringe.]
   1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; --
      opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter
      and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
      [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Astringent \As*trin"gent\, n.
   A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in
   the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood,
   mucus, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

         External astringents are called styptics. --Dunglison.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for astringent:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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