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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]
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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]
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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]
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Thesaurus Results for astringent:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Spartan, Spartanic, acerb, acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, alum, amaroidal, ascetic, asperous, austere, authoritarian, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, brisk, caustic, clamp, coarse, collapsible, compactable, compressible, compressor, constrictor, constringent, consumptive, contractible, contractile, contractional, contractive, contractor, cutting, deflationary, demanding, double-edged, dour, edged, escharotic, exacting, exigent, fierce, foldable, grim, hard, harsh, incisive, inclement, irritating, keen, meticulous, mordacious, mordant, mortified, nose-tickling, penetrating, piercing, pincer, piquant, poignant, puckery, pungent, restorative, rigorous, roborant, rough, rugged, scathing, severe, sharp, sour, stabbing, stern, stinging, strict, strident, stringent, styptic, styptic pencil, tart, tough, trenchant, ungentle, unsparing, vehement, violent, virulent, vise, vitriolic |
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Common Misspellings > |
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