astringentadj.n.

/əˈstrɪndʒənt/

Etymology: < French astringent, < Latin astringentem , present participle of astringĕre : see astringe v. and -ent suffix.

A. adj.

1. Having power to draw together or contract the soft organic tissues; binding, constrictive, styptic.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > astringent or restringent preparations > [adjective]

bindingc1384

restraininga1398

straininga1398

constraining1398

strictivea1400

stypticc1400

restrictive?a1425

styptical1528

astringent?1541

constrictive1541

restringitive1559

astrictive1562

restringing1562

restringent1565

constringent1603

astrictory1620

styptive1640

constipating1658

stegnotic1674

staltic1748

constringing1757

apocrustic1853

?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Hi^v, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens I cal austere..a lytell adstryngent.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 146 It is astringent, and therefore effectual to stop the laske.

1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 157 Astringent substances act on the skin and on the mucous membranes generally.

2. figurative. Severe, austere, stern.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > conforming > strictly > of conduct, life, etc.

strait-laced1554

rigid1609

astringent1821

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V clvii. 213 Their chastity..Is not a thing of that astringent quality, Which in the north prevents precarious crimes.

†3. Constipated, costive. Obsolete. Cf. astringency n. 2.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > alteration of tissue > contraction

stypticc1400

styptical1528

styptive1640

astringent1662

contractured1890

1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) §76. 98 There are some such whom it hath purged most of all, which otherwise have been most astringent.

B. n.

An astringent medicine or substance.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > astringent or restringent preparations > [noun]

restrictorya1398

styptica1400

restrictivec1425

clammer1597

astringent1626

astrictive1657

subastringent1661

astringer1662

restringent1666

stegnotic1684

apocrustic1706

obstruent1892

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §66 Blood is stanched..by astringents.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 195 The root of Statice caroliniana is one of the most powerful astringents.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	astringent
释义	astringentadj.n. /əˈstrɪndʒənt/ Etymology: < French astringent, < Latin astringentem , present participle of astringĕre : see astringe v. and -ent suffix. A. adj. 1. Having power to draw together or contract the soft organic tissues; binding, constrictive, styptic. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > astringent or restringent preparations > [adjective] bindingc1384 restraininga1398 straininga1398 constraining1398 strictivea1400 stypticc1400 restrictive?a1425 styptical1528 astringent?1541 constrictive1541 restringitive1559 astrictive1562 restringing1562 restringent1565 constringent1603 astrictory1620 styptive1640 constipating1658 stegnotic1674 staltic1748 constringing1757 apocrustic1853 ?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Hi^v, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens I cal austere..a lytell adstryngent. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 146 It is astringent, and therefore effectual to stop the laske. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 157 Astringent substances act on the skin and on the mucous membranes generally. 2. figurative. Severe, austere, stern. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > conforming > strictly > of conduct, life, etc. strait-laced1554 rigid1609 astringent1821 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V clvii. 213 Their chastity..Is not a thing of that astringent quality, Which in the north prevents precarious crimes. †3. Constipated, costive. Obsolete. Cf. astringency n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > alteration of tissue > contraction stypticc1400 styptical1528 styptive1640 astringent1662 contractured1890 1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) §76. 98 There are some such whom it hath purged most of all, which otherwise have been most astringent. B. n. An astringent medicine or substance. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > astringent or restringent preparations > [noun] restrictorya1398 styptica1400 restrictivec1425 clammer1597 astringent1626 astrictive1657 subastringent1661 astringer1662 restringent1666 stegnotic1684 apocrustic1706 obstruent1892 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §66 Blood is stanched..by astringents. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 195 The root of Statice caroliniana is one of the most powerful astringents. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.?1541
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