a. [ L. Alpestris. ]
n. The tendon by which the eye is moved. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One of the catgut strings of a fiddle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A nerve, or string, that is imagined to be essential to life. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Corrupted fr. lustring. ] A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. Quality or state of being restringent; astringency. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Petty. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. restringens, p. pr.: cf. F. restringent. ] Restringing; astringent; styptic. [ Obs. ] --
n.