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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Astringe \As*tringe"\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Astringed (-tr[i^]njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing
   (-j[i^]ng).] [L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight.
   Cf. Astrict, and see Strain, v. t.]
   1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to
      draw together; to compress.
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            Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of
            the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes.
                                                  --Bacon.
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   2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. --Wolsey.
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