astrigerous

[Lat. astriger, from as trum a star, and gero = to carry.] Carrying stars; starry. (Johnson.) *a-strik-kit, pa . par . [ASTRICT.] ( Scotch .) a-string'e, v.t. [In Fr. astreindre; Sp. astringir; Port. adstringir; Ital. a string ere; from Lat. astringo .] [ASTRICT, v .] 1. Lit. To bind together, by compre ing the parts which till then have remained separate; to compre . "Tears are caused by a contraction of the spirits of the brain; which contraction, by consequence, astrin geth the moisture of the brain, and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes."- Bacon . 2. Fig .: To bind the mind or conscience by an obligation. ( Wolsey .)