Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Constringe \Con*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constringed}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Constringing}.] [L. constringere. See
   {onstrain}.]
   To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;
   to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]

         Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the
         fibers, and coagulate the fluids.        --Arbuthnot.