Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
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Astringent
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(a.) Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; - opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
(2):
(a.) Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
(3):
(n.) A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Astringent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/astringent.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Astringent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/astringent.html. 1828.
