constringent
(kənˈstrɪndʒənt)
[ad. L. constringent-em, pr. pple. of constringĕre to constringe. (Also in mod.F. as term of medicine.)]
Causing constriction.
| 1603 Sir C. Heydon Jud. Astrol. xxiii. 511 The nature of Orion is constringent and tempestuous. 1626 Bacon Sylva §380 In a conservatory of Snow, where the cold may be more constringent. 1748 tr. Vegetius' Distemp. Horses 174 The constringent or styptick Quality. 1839 Fraser's Mag. XIX. 121 That he should on Easter-day impose upon his body's freedom the constringent action of a habit never before assumed. 1876 D. Ferrier Funct. Brain 71 The circular or constringent muscle of the Iris. |