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Part of Speech: Noun
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Has the constant spectacle of so many books been astringent in its effect upon any latent creative impulse? - "Walking-Stick Papers", Robert Cortes Holliday.
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When the disease assumes a chronic form, and the animal loses flesh, the following tonic, stimulating, astringent drink is recommended:- Infusion of camomile, 1 quart. - "The American Reformed Cattle Doctor", George Dadd.
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Should the granulations become very exuberant, then the knife must be called to our aid, and the wound so made afterwards dressed with an astringent. - "Diseases of the Horse's Foot", Harry Caulton Reeks.