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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESTRINGE

v.t.restrinj. [L. restringo, supra. ] To confine; to contract; to astringe.

 

RESTRINGENCY

n.The quality or power of contracting.

 

RESTRINGENT

a.Astringent; styptic.

 

RESTRINGENT

n.A medicine that operates as an astringent or styptic.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RESTRINGE

Re *stringe ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restringed; p. pr. & vb. n.Restringing.] Etym: [L. restringere. See Restrain. ]

 

Defn: To confine; to contract; to stringe. [Obs. ]

 

RESTRINGENCY

RESTRINGENCY Re *strin "gen *cy, n.

 

Defn: Quality or state of being restringent; astringency. [Obs. ] Sir W. Petty.

 

RESTRINGENT

Re *strin "gent, a. Etym: [L. restringens, p. pr. : cf. F. restringent. ]

 

Defn: Restringing; astringent; styptic. [Obs. ] -- n.

 

Defn: A restringent medicine. [Obs. ] Harvey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

restring

re string |rēˈstriNG, ˈrē -riˈstrɪŋ | verb ( past and past participle restrung ) [ with obj. ] 1 fit new or different strings to (a musical instrument or sports racket ). 2 thread (objects such as beads ) on a new string.

 

Oxford Dictionary

restring

re |string |riːˈstrɪŋ | verb ( past and past participle restrung ) [ with obj. ] 1 fit new or different strings to (a musical instrument or sports racket ). 2 thread (objects such as beads ) on a new string.

 

Duden Dictionary

restringieren

re s t rin gie ren , res trin gie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich selten |restring ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch restringere, eigentlich = zurückbinden einschränken, beschränken die Produktion von etwas restringieren

 

restringiert

re s t rin giert, res trin giert Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |restring ie rt |wenig differenziert restringierter Kode (↑ Kode 3 )

 

Spanish Dictionary

restringir

restringir verbo transitivo Disminuir o reducir los límites de algo, generalmente de cosas no materiales :restringir la libertad; la oferta de suelo en el mercado se puede restringir; estas medidas restringieron el volumen de las exportaciones . VÉASE sufragio restringido . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín restringere sujetar atrás ’, ‘recortar ’, derivado de stringere estrechar ’. De la familia etimológica de estreñir (V.). Conjugación [6 ] como dirigir .