constringent
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- constringency noun
Etymology
Origin of constringent
First recorded in 1595–1605, constringent is from the Latin word constringent- (stem of constringēns, present participle of constringere ). See constringe, -ent
Example Sentences
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It is by way of introducing a constringent principal into a mass of amorphic particles, that Plato proclaims that these friends will have all things in common; and, challenged by the questions of his companions in the dialogue to say how far he will be ready to go in the application of so paradoxical a rule, he braces himself to a surprising degree of consistency.
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For that the cold of water is naturally constringent is evident from snow, which keeps flesh from corrupting a long time.
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