Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-STRINGE'
CON-STRINGE', v.t. [constrinj'; L. constringo. See Constrain.]
To draw together; to strain into a narrow compass; to contract; to force to contract itself. Strong liquors constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids. – Arbuthnot.
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