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constringent|kənˈstrɪndʒənt|
[ad. L. constringent-em, pr. pple. of constringĕre to constringe. (Also in mod.F. as term of medicine.)]
Causing constriction.
1603Sir C. Heydon Jud. Astrol. xxiii. 511 The nature of Orion is constringent and tempestuous. 1626Bacon Sylva §380 In a conservatory of Snow, where the cold may be more constringent. 1748tr. Vegetius' Distemp. Horses 174 The constringent or styptick Quality. 1839Fraser's Mag. XIX. 121 That he should on Easter-day impose upon his body's freedom the constringent action of a habit never before assumed. 1876D. Ferrier Funct. Brain 71 The circular or constringent muscle of the Iris. |