As*trin"gent, n. A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc.
External astringents are called styptics.
Dunglison.
As*trin"gent*ly, adv. In an astringent manner.
As*trin"ger (&?;), n. [OE. ostreger, OF. ostrucier, F. autoursier, fr. OF. austour, ostor, hawk, F. autour; cf. L. acceptor, for accipiter, hawk.] A falconer who keeps a goshawk. [Obs.] Shak. Cowell. [Written also austringer.]
As"tro- (&?;). The combining form of the Greek word 'a`stron, meaning star.
{ As"tro*fel, As"tro*fell } (&?;), n. A bitter herb, probably the same as aster, or starwort. Spenser.
As*trog"e*ny (&?;), n. [Astro- + Gr. &?; birth.] The creation or evolution of the stars or the heavens. H. Spencer.
As*trog"no*sy (&?;), n. [Astro- + Gr. &?; knowledge.] The science or knowledge of the stars, esp. the fixed stars. Bouvier.
As*trog"o*ny (&?;), n. Same as Astrogeny. -- As`*tro*gon"ic (&?;), a.
As*trog"ra*phy (&?;), n. [Astro'cf + -graphy.] The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
As"tro*ite (&?;), n. [L. astroites: cf. F. astroite.] A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone. [Obs.] [Written also astrite and astrion.]
As"tro*labe (s"tr*lb), n. [OE. astrolabie, astrilabe, OF. astrelabe, F. astrolabe, LL. astrolabium, fr. Gr. 'astrola`bon; 'a`stron star + &?;, &?;, to take.] 1. (Astron.) An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused.
Among the ancients, it was essentially the armillary sphere. A graduated circle with sights, for taking altitudes at sea, was called an astrolabe in the 18th century. It is now superseded by the quadrant and sextant.
2. A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere. Whewell.
As*trol"a*ter (&?;), n. A worshiper of the stars. Morley.
As*trol"a*try (&?;), n. [Astro- + Gr. &?; service, worship: cf. F. astrolâtrie.] The worship of the stars.
As`tro*li*thol"o*gy (&?;), n. [Astro- + lithology.] The science of aërolites.
As*trol"o*ger (&?;), n. [See Astrology.] 1. One who studies the stars; an astronomer. [Obs.]
2. One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars.