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(1):

Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.

(2):

Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.

(3):

Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Austere'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/austere.html. 1828.
 
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