| astringe | (v) constrict or bind or draw together, Example: Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth |
| astringe | (v) become constricted or compressed, Example: The cold substance astringes |
| astringency | (n) a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker, Syn. astringence |
| astringency | (n) the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids, Syn. stypsis |
| astringent | (n) a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals, Syn. astringent drug, styptic |
| astringent | (adj) tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue, Ant. nonastringent, Example: astringent cosmetic lotions |
| Astringe | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Astringed p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing ] [ L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight. Cf. Astrict, and see Strain, v. t. ] 1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress. [ 1913 Webster ] Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. Wolsey. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Astringency | n. The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Astringent | a. [ L. astringens, p. pr. of astringere: cf. F. astringent. See Astringe. ] 1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Astringent | n. A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] External astringents are called styptics. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Astringently | adv. In an astringent manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Astringer | n. [ OE. ostreger, OF. ostrucier, F. autoursier, fr. OF. austour, ostor, hawk, F. autour; cf. L. acceptor, for accipiter, hawk. ] A falconer who keeps a goshawk. [ Obs. ] Shak. Cowell. [ Written also austringer. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| アストリンゼント;アストリンゼン | [asutorinzento ; asutorinzen] (n) (1) astringent; (2) astringent lotion [Add to Longdo] |
| 灰汁抜き;あく抜き | [あくぬき, akunuki] (n, vs) removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking) [Add to Longdo] |
| 柿渋 | [かきしぶ, kakishibu] (n) (astringent) persimmon juice [Add to Longdo] |
| 収斂;収れん | [しゅうれん, shuuren] (n, vs) (1) astringency; (2) extraction (of taxes); (3) convergence; contraction [Add to Longdo] |
| 収斂剤 | [しゅうれんざい, shuurenzai] (n) an astringent [Add to Longdo] |
| 渋 | [しぶ, shibu] (n) astringent (puckery) juice (of unripe persimmons) [Add to Longdo] |
| 渋い(P);澁い(oK) | [しぶい, shibui] (adj-i) (1) astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart; (2) austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated; (3) sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky; (4) stingy; tight-fisted; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 渋柿 | [しぶがき, shibugaki] (n) astringent persimmon [Add to Longdo] |
| 渋紙 | [しぶがみ, shibugami] (n) paper treated with astringent persimmon juice [Add to Longdo] |
| 渋抜き | [しぶぬき, shibunuki] (n, vs) removing the astringent taste (from persimmons) [Add to Longdo] |
