Con*stringe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constringed (?); p.pr. & vb.n. Constringing.] [L. constringere. See onstrain.]
To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.
[R.]
Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids.
Arbuthnot.
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