astringent

These protagonists want something just out of reach, and end up being the unintentional authors of their own astringent tragedies.

And yet, there was always an astringent, bleakly humorous honesty to the man.

The extreme sharpness of the air acted on his nerves like an astringent, and braced them swiftly.

I was unable to locate any of the ordinary astringent drugs, such as kino, krameria, or nutgall.

This fruit is very astringent and bitter, and on being cut, a juice flows from it which is at first yellow, but soon turns black.

It is powerfully styptic and astringent; and is used chiefly as an external application in cancer.

Its roots, of a deep red hue, are distinguished by a bitter taste and astringent properties.