Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
astricting
present participle of astrict
Source: Wiktionary
As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Astricting.] Etym: [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See Astringe.]
1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract. The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted. Arbuthnot.
2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.] The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought. Sir W. Hamilton.
3. (Scots Law)
Definition: To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill.
As*trict", a.
Definition: Concise; contracted. [Obs.] Weever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.