I. adjective
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an astringent , humorous novel
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It felt cool and astringent but the bugs kept biting.
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It is the astringent corrective, as well as the flavouring, for olive-oil-based dishes and fat meat.
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One could have too much of loneliness and isolation, and Jenny was good company; cheerful and amusingly astringent .
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The style is emotive but the intellectual understanding informing it has an astringent clarity which is very moving.
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There was still no wind, stars were out, and the air now was cold and astringent .
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Though I hardly drink at all, I admit to loving that astringent cold perfume of vodka every now and then.
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Until Hachiyas are ripe, they are shockingly astringent .
II. noun
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It is mostly found in the stronger astringents used for greasy skins.