astringing--prophetes.ai

astringing, ppl. a.
  (əˈstrɪndʒɪŋ)
  [f. astringe v. + -ing².]
  Binding together, astringent.

1752 Law Spir. Love i. (1816) 25 The first property of nature..is an attracting, astringing, and compressing desire.

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