Costive
31στεγνωτικόν — στεγνωτικός making costive masc acc sg στεγνωτικός making costive neut nom/voc/acc sg …
32constipation — [15] Latin constīpātiō originally meant ‘condition of being closely packed or compressed’. Its English descendant constipation was briefly used in that literal sense in the 17th and 18th centuries, but for the most part it has been a medical term …
33fardel-bound — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: fardel (I) + bound dialect, of cattle : costive * * * /fahr dl bownd /, adj. Vet. Pathol. (of ruminants) having the food impacted in the third compartment of the stomach; costive; …
34con|sti|pate — «KON stuh payt», transitive verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. 1. to cause constipation in: »It is a bad practice to get the habit of using cathartics, or laxatives, whenever you are constipated (Beauchamp, Mayfield, and West) …
35cos´tive|ness — cos|tive «KOS tihv, KS », adjective. 1. a) = constipated. (Cf. ↑constipate) b) producing constipation: »a costive medicine or food. 2. Figurative. slow in action. 3. Figurative. niggardly; stingy …
36cos´tive|ly — cos|tive «KOS tihv, KS », adjective. 1. a) = constipated. (Cf. ↑constipate) b) producing constipation: »a costive medicine or food. 2. Figurative. slow in action. 3. Figurative. niggardly; stingy …
37cos|tive — «KOS tihv, KS », adjective. 1. a) = constipated. (Cf. ↑constipate) b) producing constipation: »a costive medicine or food. 2. Figurative. slow in action. 3. Figurative. niggardly; stingy …
38At loose ends — Loose Loose (l[=oo]s), a. [Compar. {Looser} (l[=oo]s [ e]r); superl. {Loosest}.] [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. le[ a]s false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]s, Goth. laus, and E. lose. [root]127. See …
39Bellybound — Bel ly*bound , a. Costive; constipated. [1913 Webster] …
40Binding — Bind ing, a. That binds; obligatory. [1913 Webster] {Binding beam} (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. {Binding joist} (Arch.), the secondary timber in double framed flooring. [1913 Webster] Syn: Obligatory; restraining; restrictive;… …