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What is "constringe"

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Constringe

Constringe \Con*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Constringing.] [L. constringere. See onstrain.] To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]

Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids.
--Arbuthnot.

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constringe

vb. to constrict, to tighten

WordNet
constringe

v. become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: constrict, narrow]

Usage examples of "constringe".

In cold countries the cutis is constringed and the papillæ compressed: the military glands are in some measure paralytic.