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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,...
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constrictive
constrictive, a. (kənˈstrɪktɪv) [ad. L. constrictīv-us (also in 16th c. F. constrictif, Paré), f. constrict- ppl. stem of constringĕre + -ive.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by constriction; that tends to compress tightly.1578 Banister Hist. Man v. 70 By the constrictiue force it vseth..it ...
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constringency
constringency (kənˈstrɪndʒənsɪ) [f. next: see -ency.] The quality of being constringent.1691 E. Taylor tr. Behmen's Theos. Philos. 61 Constringency, or Violence of Attraction. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor Casterbr. I. xxiii. 299 That Hyperborean crispness, constringency, and charm, as of a well-braced musica...
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stupefactive
stupefactive, a. and n. ? Obs. (ˈstjuːpɪfæktɪv) Also 7 stupi-. [a. F. stupéfactif, -ive adj. (16th c.), ad. med.L. stupefactīv-us, f. L. stupefact-, ppl. stem of stupefacĕre: see stupefy v. and -ive.] A. adj. 1. Med. Having the property of producing stupor or insensibility.1527 Andrew Brunswyke's Di...
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conservatory
▪ I. conservatory, n. (kənˈsɜːvətərɪ) [Answers to a L. type *conservātōri-um, neut. n. from conservātōrius adj. (in med.L.), and to mod.F. conservatoire: see -ory.] † 1. That which preserves, a preservative. Obs.1563 Homilies ii. Sacrament i. (1859) 443 The ancient catholic fathers..were not afraid ...
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