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 As·tringe v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astringed p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing ]
 1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
    Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes.   --Bacon.
 2. To bind by moral or legal obligation.
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