astringe

[ uh-strinj ]
/ əˈstrɪndʒ /
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verb (used with object), as·tringed, as·tring·ing.

to compress; bind together; constrict.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of astringe

1515–25; < Latin astringere to draw together, equivalent to a- a-5 + stringere to draw; see stringent

Words nearby astringe

astray, astrict, astriction, astrid, astride, astringe, astringent, astringer, astrionics, astro-, astro-inertial guidance
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Words related to astringe

circumscribe, cramp, compress, restrict, curb, strangle, condense, tauten, restrain, confine, shrink, tighten, concentrate, tense, clench, squeeze, tuck, pinch, choke, contract