Found 2 items, similar to astringed.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: astringe astringe v 1: constrict or bind or draw together; “Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth” 2: become constricted or compressed; “The cold substance astringes”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Astringed Astringe \As*tringe"\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astringed (-tr[i^]njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing (-j[i^]ng).] [L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight. Cf. Astrict, and see Strain, v. t.] 1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress. [1913 Webster] Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. --Wolsey. [1913 Webster]