astringent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: astringent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for astringent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
astringent adj sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic, astringent] tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions" Antonym(s): nonastringent n a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals Synonym(s): astringent, astringent drug, styptic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Astringent \Astrin"gent\ (-j[eit]nt), a. [L. astringens, p. pr. of astringere: cf. F. astringent. See {Astringe}.] 1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to {laxative}; as, astringent* medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit. 2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Astringent \As*trin"gent\, n. A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc. External astringents are called styptics. --Dunglison.