Top Astringent Quotes

When the past gets its teeth into our daily life, it may get to grips with an astringent reality and adjust our timeline. By recognizing ourselves in the light of our history, we become aware of what...

When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.

Astringent Definition

(a.) Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.

(a.) Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.

(n.) A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc.