Re-strĭn'gent1, a.
a. Able or tending to restringe; a stringent; styptic. [Obs.]
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a. Able or tending to restringe; a stringent; styptic. [Obs.]
n. [Fr. restringent, Lat. restringens, p. pr. of restringere. See supra.] A medicine that operates as an astringent or styptic. [Obs.] Harvey.