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• Astriction

  to bind fast; constrain. to bind morally or legally. historical examples astriction, as-trik′shun, n. a binding or contraction: restriction. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 1 of 4: a-d) various astriction to the soil was at once the foundation and the symbol of that serfdom. pilgrimage from the alps to the tiber james aitken wylie verb […]

• Astride

  with a leg on each side of; straddling: she sat astride the horse. on both sides of: budapest lies astride the river. in a dominant position within: napoleon stands astride the early 19th century like a giant. in a posture of or straddling; with legs apart or on either side of something. contemporary examples still […]

• Astringe

  to compress; bind together; constrict.

• Astringed

  to compress; bind together; constrict.

• Astringent

  medicine/medical. contracting; constrictive; styptic. harshly biting; caustic: his astringent criticism. stern or severe; austere. sharply incisive; pungent: astringent wit. medicine/medical. a substance that contracts the tissues or c-n-ls of the body, thereby diminishing discharges, as of mucus or blood. a cosmetic that cleans the skin and constricts the pores. contemporary examples these protagonists want something […]

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