| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb astringe.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (astringe) | 1. Constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth".[Wordnet]. 2. Become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes".[Wordnet]. 3. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.[Websters]. 4. To bind by moral or legal obligation.[Websters]. 5. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: astringing, astringed, astringes, astringer, astringers, astringingly and astringedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "ASTRINGING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ASTRINGING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Compressing; binding fast; contracting. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
