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Restrenȝeand, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. restrainyng (1541), Restrenȝe v. 4.] Astringent; that cause constipation. — 1456 Hay II 123/9.
For metis that ar restrenȝeand ar nocht spedefull tobe etyn first, bot erar metis laxatyves