a. [ L. stringens, -entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See Strain. ] Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules. [ 1913 Webster ]
They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Strin"gent*ly, adv. -- Strin"gent*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. [ 1913 Webster ]
Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A libertine; a wencher. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. (Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
6. (Newspapers) A reporter or correspondent who works for a news agency on a part-time basis, especially one covering local news for a newspaper published in a different area; -- called also string correspondent. [ PJC ]
7. (Aviation) a longitudinal supporting structure to reinforce the skin of an airplane fuselage. [ PJC ]
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