| 单词 | astringent |
| 例句 | As Dill hurried to class, he caught a whiff of some astringent industrial cleaning chemical. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Ama could smell the astringent flavors as they drifted out with the steam. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He doesn’t touch me, hut our bodies are close, I can smell his scent, clean in this dirty room, sharp and astringent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen was sweet with tarts, and some of the berries had boiled over in the oven and burned, making the sharp, bitter-sweet smell pleasant and astringent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Shouldn't sailed astringently into the air, the speaker an African-American girl wearing bamboo hoop earrings. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They were astringent, but he felt more awake and less cold, and the better for it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Fate drives me south and south again, Catelyn thought as she sipped the astringent tea, when it is north I should be going, north to home. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "It would just taste unripe and astringent. There are flavor compounds that open up as part of the cooking process with heat and time." Artichokes 101: How to pick, clean and prepare this amazing spring produce 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Below the surface, as always, Ms. Saariaho’s music teems with jagged lines, astringent sonorities and uncanny instrumental effects. Music Review: Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Émilie’ at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater 2012-07-20T23:33:07Z “An intense whirligig of tannins metallically attacked my mouth and, on the finish, there was an astringent sizzle, with undertones of acid reflux,” Patterson wrote. Perspective | It might be trendy again, but orange wine is nothing new — and nothing to scoff at 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Mmm, nothing makes women hotter than smelling an astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash. 10 delightfully insane tips for making men (and women) climax 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive With this lean black-and-white racetrack robbery thriller, Stanley Kubrick found the high style and astringent tone that would serve him for the rest of his career. The Killing: No 13 2010-10-17T10:43:00Z Though the music is astringently atonal, there are passages of striking lyricism, particularly the writing for Phaedra and Aphrodite. Philly offers US premiere of Henze's 'Phaedra' 2011-06-05T13:46:08Z If Rearray is an austere and perhaps even astringent spectacle, it is a profoundly beautiful one. Sylvie Guillem: 6000 Miles Away ? review 2011-07-09T23:06:05Z Yes, it’s too hard and astringent to eat raw, though maybe not in Eden, or on Mount Olympus. This deliciously complex fruit makes a dessert by itself — but we’ve forgotten about it 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The book’s final third reconciles mysteries surrounding Sibel’s father, whose legacy ties these characters together; but it’s the living, with all their grievances and affection, who carry this humane and refreshingly astringent novel. From Blood and Phlegm to Alcohol and Defenestration, Novels of Heartache 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z The manners and morals of fledgling members of the privileged class have always interested this director, who made three sweet, astringent comedies in the 1990s before receding into a much remarked-upon, now thankfully concluded obscurity. Movie Review: ?Damsels in Distress,? From Whit Stillman 2012-04-05T12:00:00Z “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” established Mr. Albee, then 34, as an astringent heir to O’Neill. Edward Albee, Pulitzer-winning playwright of modern masterpieces, dies at 88 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z It was the only place his wit, warmth and astringent humor appeared, too. Critic’s Notebook: Back to ‘The Boondocks,’ Minus Its Creator’s Touch 2014-04-20T21:59:13Z Lord knows what is going on there chemically, but it creates a whole world of astringent wrong. How to eat: apples 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z In this astringent and witty collection, Shepard argues convincingly that to do so would be a travesty. Review | Films that offer a surprising reflection of U.S. foreign policy 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Andrew, the Financial Times enthusiast, makes for a mellow, astringent counterpoint to Tony—red wine after a ploughman’s lunch—but, like Tony, he has followed a clearly mapped life plan. “63 Up” and the Child in All of Us 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Growing up, my grandma, mum, and I would toast, grind, and blend these spices from scratch, yielding a powder that's at once bitter, sweet, herby, and astringent. The seven pantry essentials in my Nigerian kitchen 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The mythical characters in Mr. Guettel’s suite push the limits of possibility to the breaking point, and Mr. Llana’s astringent yelp is an ideal instrument for evoking a boyish impulse to go too far. Review: Jose Llana Radiates Youthful Bravado in ‘American Songbook’ 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The music pulses with searing power, frenetic breathlessness and an astringent harmonic language spiked with thick, piercing chords, though pensive, dreamy episodes provide welcome relief. Review: In This Opera, You Can Depart, but You Can Never Leave 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Muhly deftly weaves vocal strands together as the music builds in astringent textures. Music Review: ?Dark Sisters,? by Nico Muhly - Review 2011-11-10T22:46:08Z Sweet pierogi, for dessert, are filled with a sugared curdlike cheese or fresh berries, though the slightly astringent strawberries reminded me that summer is still months away. Polish Pierogi, Savory and Sweet, at Pierozek in Greenpoint 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z People also perceive red wines as dry or astringent because they contain a class of molecules called polyphenols. What makes wine dry? It’s easy to taste, but much harder to measure 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Few novelists write so astringently about how we misread people, and are forced to refresh, as if on a web browser, our assumptions about them. ‘Intimacies,’ a Coolly Written Novel About the Arts of Translation and Power 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The more forcefully Mr. Campbell belts, the more astringent his tone becomes. Music Review: Broadway Cowboy of Australia 2010-12-01T05:15:00Z By turns tender and astringent, Dame Edna called audience members “possums” often. Barry Humphries (Dame Edna to You, Possums) Is Dead at 89 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z I never did get around to buying the album because it was too astringent for these ears, beautiful in its way, certainly, but when would I ever listen to it? Resistance is futile as ISEA2013 celebrates digital art in Sydney 2013-06-11T04:46:00Z The difficult orchestra part erupts with obsessive accompaniment riffs, swirling inner voices and astringent sustained harmonies. Opera Review: Evening of Comic Opera From the Met and Juilliard 2014-02-12T22:23:45Z But listen closely and you hear inner voices colliding and astringent textures stacked thick with notes. Music Review: Renée Fleming’s Perspectives Residency at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-28T20:58:38Z This astringent line, about Thomas Hardy’s funeral, is from the diary of Virginia Woolf, and also from Dominick Argento’s classic 1974 song cycle, “From the Diary of Virginia Woolf.” Music Review: Virginia Woolf?s Words, a Singer?s Voice 2011-05-03T22:04:56Z It reminds me of early techno or the more astringent ambient artists: great music to drive to in the dark. Hidden treasures: Martin Rev – Martin Rev 2013-01-10T17:03:53Z Somewhat sweet, and not as astringent as walnuts. The Pecan Steps Off the Pie Plate 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It's a tricky piece, but Auriol Smith's production exactly captures Maugham's astringently comic tone and moves surely from flannelled foolishness to Anglicised Ibsen. The Breadwinner – review 2013-04-24T11:56:16Z It was the driest and most astringent of the wines we tasted. ‘Listening’ to Sancerre Tell Its Story 2014-05-05T04:00:00Z How refreshing to read a sharp, astringent critique of the kind of self-indulgent meanderings that too many people seem to feel they must share with the world, complete with knowledgeable fact-checking. Letters to the Editor 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z The astringent minimalism of French directors over the past 60 years may have been perfected by Robert Bresson, but it was inspired by the netherworld in which Simenon characters dwell. Review: Sex and Death, French-style, in The Blue Room 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Described in the program as “an Australian-American writer and activist,” Ms. Roper lends a bracingly astringent perspective to life as we know it today. Review: In the Hotel in ‘Zürich,’ Room Service Comes With a Bang 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z With his skinny frame, looking like a stiff wind could topple him, and blue eyes that are almost unsettlingly piercing, Mr. Hawkes gives an astringent performance that scrupulously avoids pathos. ‘Lost Lake,’ a Two-Character Play by David Auburn 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z “Gruppen” is an organic piece with dazzling instrumental colors, craggy rhythmic energy and astringent sonorities — both dissonant and beautiful. Music Review: Alan Gilbert’s ‘Philharmonic 360’ at Park Avenue Armory 2012-07-01T21:48:52Z The website The C-spot, which publishes flavor profiles of many varieties of cacao, describes CCN51 as "weak basal cocoa with thin fruit overlay; lead and wood shavings; astringent and acidic pulp; quite bitter." The world's biggest chocolate-maker says we're running out of chocolate 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z There isn’t much more beautiful than a satsuma mandarin, palm-size and brilliant-hued, and usually sold with its rich green leaves still attached—the flavor is honeyed and the tiniest bit astringent, sparkling like champagne. Holiday Gift Guide for Foodies: From Murderous Mermaid Salt to Lamps Made Out of Croissants 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Dillane’s approach, scaled to suit this starkly designed, concentrated production directed by Sam Mendes, is more astringent and less rhetorically lush. Theater Review | 'The Tempest': Air Sprite, Feral Creature, Rapturous Love and Other Sorcery 2010-02-26T03:15:00Z The rococo romanticism of “Emeralds,” the simultaneous music-hall colloquialism and astringent modernity of “Rubies” and the grand imperial manner of “Diamonds” all show us the range of styles that Balanchine commanded. Dance Review: Three Gems of the Here and Now 2011-06-06T22:04:19Z Mr. Cuomo chops up and repeats words and phrases to create a vocal part around which the orchestra plays fractured marches, bursting chords and spans of astringent harmonies. Music Review: On the Express Train to Hell and Other Sonic Journeys 2010-12-05T23:14:00Z With both instruments struck with drum sticks, the sound evolved from a rustling metallic crunch to a shimmering coppery drone to clattering, astringent industrial noise. Planned Before War, a Festival Embraces New Ukrainian Music 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “The style had a blunt, astringent quality which suited me. And it was a Gospel of action, not teaching, one which had plenty of episodes and dwelt on none for too long.” Alec McCowen, British Actor Who Played Saint and Fool, Dies at 91 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z He wrote for W under the nom de plume of Countess Louise J. Esterhazy in an astringent voice that went after social climbers, fashion designers and even political figures whose manner and appearance irked him. John B. Fairchild, Women’s Wear Daily publisher, dies at 87 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z It is not lost on her that those extremes are astringently placed in relief in both "Cabaret" and "Birdman." Emma Stone is soaring with 'Cabaret' and 'Birdman' roles 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Having had their California moment, the young heroes of this dreamlike yet astringent comedy come home to Oklahoma for Season 3. 30 Shows to Watch This Summer 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z So what, if in their natural state, the stalks are astringent enough to make you wince? Crisp Chicken, Tender Rhubarb and a Brilliant Sheet-Pan Meal 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Has Ms. Miller — the astringently feminist writer and director of “Personal Velocity” and “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” — made a late-period Woody Allen movie? Review: In ‘Maggie’s Plan,’ Greta Gerwig Aspires to Motherhood on Her Terms 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z As ever, its murky, astringent music is something you can climb inside, a darkened lens through which to see the world. The Best Jazz of 2018 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z But the vast, astringent finale, which takes up nearly half of the work's length, seriously loses its way. Krenek: Symphony No 4; Concerto Grosso No 2 ? review 2011-07-07T20:00:02Z The movie tells his life story, punctuated with interviews and sometimes astringent asides from Rams. ‘Rams’ Review: The Man Who Made Our Machines Beautiful 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Certainly Kirchner’s astringent themes, primitive electronics and portentous recorded narration are of their time. Music Review: Orchestra of the League of Composers Takes On a Challenge 2013-06-18T21:09:49Z “The music pulses with searing power, frenetic breathlessness and an astringent harmonic language spiked with thick, piercing chords,” Mr. Tommasini wrote, “though pensive, dreamy episodes provide welcome relief.” Your Guide to the Met Opera’s ‘Exterminating Angel’ 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z When crushed, macerated in high-proof neutral alcohol and sweetened with sugar, the astringent fruit becomes a rich, deep red liqueur with a languid pour. Crème de Cassis for the 21st Century 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z They demonstrated equal commitment in revealing the astringent, entrancing elements of the work, which reflects the Berlin cabaret tradition. Music Review: ‘Pierrot Lunaire,’ at Merkin Concert Hall 2013-06-09T21:17:20Z It proved an astringent diet for Edinburgh palates. Tom Fleming obituary 2010-04-20T18:08:00Z Visually, “Westworld” is a gorgeous and occasionally captivating treat, yet it’s wrapped up in a story that is astringent and sterile. Hold on, cowpokes: HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is a big, fat homework assignment 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z They tend to be larger in grape skins than in grape seeds, and consequently the skins tend to be more astringent, while the seeds are more bitter. What makes wine dry? It’s easy to taste, but much harder to measure 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Taking Monteverdi's madrigals as their starting point they presented a series of their own, interspersing sublime 16th-century Italian sensuality with astringent and arresting 21st-century commissions, four of them given their world premieres. Choir of King's College; Exaudi; Tallis Scholars – review 2012-10-27T23:17:28Z In practice, this may mean music that is now bracingly astringent, and now achingly lovely — even at the risk of people hearing a single Romantic passage and branding the whole work, incorrectly, as Romantic. A composer offers the field just what it needs 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Tudyk deftly dispenses both deadpan stares and comic apoplexy, and through the first half of its initial season, the show was consistently clever and astringently funny. When a Break From TV Brings More TV 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z A green wine is usually thin and astringent. Wine 101: Key terms to help you find the bottle of your dreams 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z The consolation, though, is that all of these books are excellent, as bracing and astringent as a slap. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Other versions thicken textures that he preserves just as Mahler left them in his sketches, and Oramo made no attempt to soften any of the astringent edges. CBSO/Sakari Oramo ? review 2011-02-24T17:48:43Z As the tannins fade, the wine becomes less astringent and tastes sweeter. The difference a few years can make in the life of a wine 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z I take careful little sips as I fiddle with the app, making a messy cobweb of flavor notes – herbaceous, dry, mineral, astringent – guessing wildly at intensity levels. Food for thought: will an era of hyper-personalized meals leave a sour taste? 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Pungently bitter selections from Hanns Eisler’s “Hollywood Songbook” and “Hollywood Elegies,” with words by Brecht, provided an astringent change of pace. Review | Baritone Holger Falk makes outstanding Washington debut 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z No longer astringent with starchiness, the sugars develop and the fruit softens ever so slightly. Claire Ptak’s bourbon banana cream tartlet recipe | Baking the seasons 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z The conclusions and recommendations were urgent, vast yet granular, attentive and astringent. The Reconciliation Must Be Televised 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Balancing piquant comedy with astringent drama is no easy task, but Metcalf makes it seem effortless. The secret to Tony Awards nominee Laurie Metcalf's success? Brilliance and a whole lot of hard work 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The astringent, affectionate satires on the beau monde, for which he's best known, are informed by a humane common sense not unlike that of Jane Austen. Poem of the week: Twenty-eight and Twenty-Nine by Winthrop Mackforth Praed 2011-01-04T10:56:26Z In her best work she outstares the viewer, astringent, judging, refusing even the admiration she has earned with her rejection of conventional approval. Non-stop action: why Hollywood’s ageing heroes won’t give up 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z “Rubies,” to Stravinsky’s jazz-inflected Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, shows the astringent modernism that Balanchine developed in America. Dance Review: The Bolshoi Performs Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ in London 2013-08-14T21:10:21Z Perfumed body wash, razors with strange aloe strips surrounding the blades, toners, astringents and a different soap for your hands, body and face – you don’t need most of it. Give your cosmetics a safety makeover by using this simple website 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Ms. Foster’s multihued performance is tart, funny and nicely astringent in depicting how firmly Violet has shielded herself from the world until she feels she can join it on equal terms. Theater Review: ‘Violet,’ Starring Sutton Foster, Opens at Roundabout 2014-04-21T02:00:12Z In Chekhov, the clinical detachment—that cool, unsparing, astringent gaze—gives way to tenderness, to a sensitivity that is precisely the opposite of dispassion. Love in the Time of Numbness; or, Doctor Chekhov, Writer 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The Saskatoon varietal is halfway between a cocktail and a light-bodied red wine, with just enough astringent tannins to complement but not overwhelm traditional poultry herbs, and a vegetal bitterness that offsets cranberry sauce's pucker. The best non-alcoholic wines to serve at Thanksgiving 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Many of the arrangements are eerie and astringent, and the mood, even in love songs, is desolate. Peter Gabriel Says, ?I?ll Sing Yours, You Sing Mine? 2010-03-01T22:48:00Z Mr. Puts’s tender music for this scene of love at first sight is tinged with astringent sonorities that suggest Raymond’s inner complexities. Review: ‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ Eagerly Awaited, Has Premiere in St. Paul 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Despite its title, this isn’t a bland tale that goes down easy; “Jell-O Girls” is dark and astringent, a cutting rebuke to its delicate, candy-colored namesake. In ‘Jell-O Girls,’ a Dark Family History Behind a Candy-Colored Dessert 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Forte projects an innate normality, an averageness and equanimity, that keeps his characters companionable, even at their most extravagant, astringent or abnormal. 'Last Man on Earth' is dark in a strangely sunny way 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z This sublime section is written in the third person, from Vidal’s vantage point — an act of near-ventriloquism that captures the writer’s astringent humor and haughty graciousness. Review | A ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ pursues literary fame in ‘A Ladder to the Sky’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Her roles as a scheming matriarch in TV’s “Arrested Development” and a stalker in “Play Misty for Me” were in line with a career that drew on her astringent screen presence. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The result, Mr. Kalish said, was a timbre, nearly unique to Mr. Zukofsky, that stands as an apt metaphor for the man himself: “astringent, but very pure.” Paul Zukofsky, Virtuoso Violinist and Literary Executor, Dies at 73 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Hare, who is always at his best with female characters and the issue of betrayal, writes about the end of his marriage astringently and well. ‘The Blue Touch Paper: A Memoir,’ by David Hare 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The prevailing look, modeled on corporate executives, with an occasional nod to the astringent style of female news anchors, is anathema to professional style-watchers. The Fashion Conservatives 2010-10-20T22:33:00Z An astringent pantheism is often suggested, but he was no visionary, and eros, whether carnal or mystical, is almost wholly absent. Art Review: Testing the Waters of Abstraction 2011-08-04T22:02:30Z But the string arrangements are astringent and intense, the beats spacious or chopped-up, and her lyrics refuse to default in revenge or self-pity. Popcast: Björk Gets Personal 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Photograph: Robin Loznak/Alamy Nature writing is a boom industry in Britain, but it's nature writing of a particular flavour: astringent, controlled, in impeccably good taste. Things That Are: Encounters with Plants, Stars and Animals by Amy Leach – review 2013-06-09T09:00:01Z Authentic or otherwise, there's an impression of honesty here, and astringent relish of the fact that relentless self-questioning usually throws up some pretty galling answers. Marc Maron 2010-08-03T21:00:00Z Like wine grapes, cider apples are prized for their astringent tannins and high acidity. Finding Lost Apples and Reviving a Beloved Cider 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Complex, abstract, often difficult, both men’s output can feel astringent at times. Paul Zukofsky, Virtuoso Violinist and Literary Executor, Dies at 73 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z After shots of a style mixed with beech — creamy, astringent, warming — we were feeling especially fine. | Explorer: Unforgettable Foods, from Austrian Apricots to Parisian Butter 2011-09-30T19:03:18Z Herb robert is a styptic and excellent vulnerary herb, meaning it stems bleeding and heals wounds; it is astringent, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory and has long been used for scrapes, insect bites and minor sores. How to grow your own medicine cabinet | Alys Fowler 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Joerg's recruits have brought an astringent curiosity to jazz that has expanded its language and brought niche audiences from different contemporary musics together. Take Five: John Fordham's month in jazz – July 2012-07-25T10:18:00Z And her tough, astringent political salvos, like “Me and Bill: the End of Love,” a scorched-earth letter to Bill Clinton, also attracted wide notice. An Appraisal: Nora Ephron’s Sharp Edges and Sugary Success 2012-06-27T14:27:17Z I prefer the episodes of the cycle when Mr. Del Tredici pares down textures and writes music of pungent harmonic inventiveness and astringent details. Music Review: David Del Tredici and Courtenay Budd at Symphony Space 2012-03-16T21:20:23Z Ensemble 415 has a bracingly astringent sound, and it plays with virtually no vibrato. Music Review: Baroque Style?s Evolution Is Traced Across Europe 2010-10-12T21:45:00Z Rose for her astringent take on Beneatha in "Raisin," a featured performance that maximizes every moment of stage time. Tony Awards 2014: A few rays of sunshine in a mostly cloudy Broadway season 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The acidity of balsamic also tends to be a bit more balanced than other vinegars, while the flavors are still heady, astringent, and umami-forward. The balsamic break-down: Here's what makes this Italian condiment so special 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Musically, the final pieces are the most interesting, darkened with astringent chromatic harmonies. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories’ Take On Travel and Folk 2014-04-28T20:16:46Z There is more astringent solo work in Michael Berkeley's Three Moods, but tonality is never far away, with examples from Rubbra, Holst and Vaughan Williams. The English Oboe: Rediscovered – review 2013-03-10T00:05:29Z Instead, and just as wonderful, we get to share the lovely and lyrical "Call the Midwife Holiday Special," followed by a holiday episode of the astringent and hilarious "Vicious." British Christmas TV episodes are getting U.S. airings 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z “He has such a true and honest and astringent take on the part.” At 77, He Gets to Woo Mary-Louise Parker 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z I loved the feeling of worn stones slipping under my sneakers, and the astringent smell of herbs as I passed Palestinian women selling bundles of sage near Damascus Gate. Lost in Jerusalem 2012-01-13T15:42:55Z The waltz is less frenetic than I remember, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic's astringent clarity might surprise some after the LPO's warmth. Berlioz: La Mort de Cl?op?tre; Symphonie Fantastique ? review 2011-04-07T20:45:00Z It is leavened by her astringent wit and her capacity for self-mockery. Elena Shvarts obituary 2010-05-06T17:40:00Z After intermission, Ravel’s early A Minor Sonata provided the perfect astringent foil to the more thickly textured Central European works of the first half. Review | Piano-violin duo brings mature eloquence to Phillips Collection 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z In the Spectator, Andrew Taylor deemed it "sharp, astringent and humane" but felt it was "a little too discursive to be Rendell at her best, and Wexford is sometimes seems too good to be true". Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2011-08-12T21:55:17Z But it's a great pleasure to have some poetry again – Water Sessions is a collection of fine psychological acuity and astringent beauty. Water Sessions by James Lasdun – review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z For stretches, this amalgamation of styles held together uneasily, but toward the end, a blend of ostinato propulsion and astringent harmony created a memorable vibe. Review: Philip Glass, Easy to Mimic but Hard to Match 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Strife and violence find expression in webs of lurching counterpoint, astringent harmonies and searing orchestral blasts. Music Review: Strife of ?64, in Somber Tones 2011-05-12T22:00:06Z “But anti-Semitism was not over in Austria just because the war was over,” Mr. Menasse said astringently. Brussels, E.U. Capital, Gets a Novel, Both Tart and Empathic 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z Yet Linke’s repeated warnings about the transitory nature of life are bracingly astringent, a splash in the face reawakening us to our shared mortality. One-man-show revisits ghosts of the past — including his own 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The most recent season of FXX’s astringent comedy “You’re the Worst” ended, if not with a proposal, at least with a panicked surrender to the idea of marriage. Review: ‘You’re the Worst’ Heads Toward Happily Ever After. Maybe. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Often astringent and deliberately metronomic, these are not the prettiest Haydn recordings, but they are full of sly touches and offbeat choices. Jaap van Zweden: Before You See Him, Listen 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The dancers also humanized the Adams concerto, warming up a cerebral, often astringent score. Jessica Lang Dance, Leila Josefowicz and the NSO, waltzing together onstage The strings provide the main body of the sound, with the woodwinds often acting as an astringent. Review: American Symphony Orchestra’s George Perle Centennial Tribute 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z A critic for the French newspaper Libération said astringently — but not without cause — that it looked like a late-night drunk pic sent to a Grindr hookup. Eddy de Pretto Is the Proud Sound of a New France 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The conductor Bertrand de Billy refined the score’s occasionally astringent harmonies and piquant climaxes. Review: Poulenc’s Nuns, United by Faith, Return to the Met 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Walker employs astringent, rigorous modernism in an orchestral palette that brings to mind the grand sweep of Bruckner. Review: The National Symphony Spotlights Forward Thinkers 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z I Am Love is an arresting film in many ways, displaying, in parallel with the Recchi family's theatrical deployment of the trappings of wealth, its own bracing and astringent sense of technique. Film review: I Am Love 2010-04-08T21:10:00Z The orchestra sensitively cushioned the astringent harmonies and incisively dispatched the jagged rhythms and bursts of wrenching atonality. Music Review: Cleveland Orchestra Performs Berg?s ?Lulu? Suite 2010-05-23T21:25:00Z But in fact it might be just what we need: a mild astringent for those suffering from an excess of pomp. | 'South Riding': Culture Wars Erupt in Old Yorkshire 2011-04-29T21:07:51Z Ned Beauman's prodigiously clever and energetically entertaining novel, Boxer, Beetle, is astringently funny about the absurdity, dreaminess and strange aggressive vitality of the English fascists. Adam Foulds salutes Romantic Moderns, winner of the Guardian first book award 2010-12-02T14:09:00Z No answers from me, yet, except to say that these new recordings, taken live from London’s Cadogan Hall in 2013, feel conceived on a zestier, more astringent, frankly smaller scale than the first. Classical Playlist: Bach, Anders Koppel, Mahler and More 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z The vocal harmonies were sometimes so astringently captivating, I was convinced they must have been carefully composed. Review: The Jaap van Zweden Era Begins at the Philharmonic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z The key here is balance: There are no astringent notes, just a combination of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, melon, and a touch of resin. Our 6 favorite IPAs for hoppy, hazy sips 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z The electronic ring modulation adds another layer, sometimes just subtly enhancing the piano timbres, sometimes adding a much more astringent edge. Stockhausen: Mantra 2010-09-02T20:30:00Z In recent years, though, it has again staked its claim partly by trading in global comprehensiveness for more focused and astringent programming. New Directors/New Films Festival Highlights Bold Narrative Experiments 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Additional time in the cask, given the warm climate and the new charred oak barrels that are required by federal law, usually results in astringent, woody flavors. A Gamble That Bourbon Can Grow Old Gracefully 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z This is a love story in which sentiment is offset by the fractured narrative, Tom’s astringent nature and a strikingly abundant body count in the nudity department. Movie Review: ‘Burning Man,’ Starring Matthew Goode 2012-07-27T01:42:52Z Mr. Rihm’s score, while recognizably the music of a formidable atonal modernist, pulses with Wagnerian sweep, Straussian lushness and astringently alluring harmonic writing beholden to Berg yet somehow fresh. Music Review: Premiere of Wolfgang Rihm?s ?Dionysos? at Salzburg 2010-08-01T22:45:00Z He shunned European romanticism for an astringent, modernist aesthetic, writing colorful, densely scored works with complex rhythms, lyrical interludes, striking dissonances and vivid percussive elements. Review: Bard Festival Salutes Carlos Chávez 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Gottlieb ran that magazine smoothly and sanely until he too was defenestrated, five years later, to make room for a more astringent change agent in Tina Brown. In ‘Avid Reader,’ a Celebrated Editor as Shepherd and Alchemist 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The grape is known to produce wines that are deeply colored and fiercely tannic, yet this wine is ruby-colored and not at all chewy or astringent. So Ancient, Yet So New: Gorgeous Red Wines From Greece 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z The music — urgent, astringent and ruminative by turns — is some of Mr. Birtwistle’s most direct and potent. The Week Ahead: May 23 ? 29 2010-05-20T20:56:00Z "Forte projects an innate normality, an averageness and equanimity, that keeps his characters companionable, even at their most extravagant, astringent or abnormal," Lloyd wrote. January Jones, Will Forte reportedly dating -- casually 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z It's sweeter and less astringent than grapefruit, and it's also less juicy. A guide to winter citrus varieties 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z This astringent yet oddly desultory book, a curio from a very good writer, more resembles, for good and ill, an anchovy. ‘Crudo’ Is a Novel With a Real-Life Novelist in Thin Disguise 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Especially when Mr. Taylor sings them in a voice that is both astringent and soothing, he conjures the image of a lonely cowboy murmuring to himself by a campfire somewhere in the Appalachians. James Taylor?s Singular Voice, Steeped in 120 Years of Music 2011-04-13T07:58:57Z The Sparkling Americano is a little less astringent version of the espresso tonic. The 2-ingredient espresso tonic is the drink of spring. Here’s how to make the best one 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Their Chuns’ astringent style was effective in the Bartok, but less so in Shostakovich’s rhapsodic “Three Duets for Two Violins and Piano.” Music Review: Instrumentalists at an Exhibition 2011-06-02T22:03:15Z In “Private Confessions,” the late Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman applied his astringent style to the story of his mother’s marital infidelity. Review | Bergman’s ‘Private Confessions’: Portrait of the artist’s mother’s affair 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Basically, the more tannin there is in a wine, the more astringent it will be. What makes wine dry? It’s easy to taste, but much harder to measure 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z These included resveratrol, found in foods such as grapes, peanuts, and cranberries, and amarogentin, a compound from the gentian plant considered one of the most astringent tastes in the world. Ancient sharks may have pioneered the ability to taste bitterness in food 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z When I ask about jararanko, he says “the lizard has a healing property that is astringent—it absorbs bruises and regenerates fractures or fissures.” They rely on this lizard to heal their pain. Now it’s endangered. 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z We agree that the tannins in tea have astringent properties, which means they can cause vasoconstriction and enhance blood clotting. Tea bags help stop bleeding after tooth extraction 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Touchet — she pronounces it the French way — is observant and astringent, tall and imposing. What Zadie Smith's new Dickensian delight tells us about the Trump base 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Tannins, part of the cellular structure of the grape, are naturally occurring in wine but can be astringent at high doses—“turning the inside of your mouth into sandpaper,” California winemaker Clark Smith says. Tannins? Egg whites? Sturgeon bladders? Here’s what’s in your wine 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z A party featuring Spin the Bottle and Seven Minutes in Heaven is so true to life, you can almost smell the pungent aroma of adolescent cringe sweat, Sea Breeze astringent and Brut cologne. Review | Judy Blume’s ‘Are You There God?’ gets the film version it deserves 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z She challenged readers to experiment at home, in a 1981 column, for example, describing a summer dish of iced Japanese bean curd “livened” with astringent ginger and dried seaweed. Mimi Sheraton, influential food writer and reviewer, dies at 97 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Combined, these ingredients layer the six tastes of the Ayurvedic tradition: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. A multi-layered spice paste recipe unlocks the cuisine of Bali 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z He satirized a culture prone to excessive fanaticism with a necessary astringent humor. Perspective | In the esoteric mind of Mike Leach, football was just the tip of the sword 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Chat Pile, “Grimace_Smoking_Weed.jpeg” This one belongs here for the title alone, but it accompanies one of the most savage, astringent metal records of the year. The 100 best songs of 2022 (complete with playlist!) 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z This is a good Sunday, so I do take off my makeup and use astringent and all that. Party hop with Nicole Byer in her 'Clueless'-inspired jeep 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z A royal in exile, astringently self-possessed, her syllables arrayed like fine china, she was at once instantly recognizable and readily transformable. Appreciation: Angela Lansbury, an instantly recognizable and readily transformable talent 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Bagged tea is easy to over-steep to the point of bitterness, and lower-quality, more broken-down tea used in bags can lead to an astringent, less flavorful brew. Advice | Pre-shredded cheese, ground pepper and more kitchen shortcuts to avoid 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Once you find the right balance, you can play with incorporating other notes like umami, salty and astringent. How to grow a cocktail or tea garden for standout drinks with the freshest flavors | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The evocative flavor — black currants are the main ingredient in cassis liqueur — is sometimes described as musky, resinous or astringent. Tart currants’ fanbase is growing along with their versatility and availability 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Outside the restaurant, electric lights strung from house to house bathed Akre’s main avenue in astringent pinks. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Punchy and crumbly, astringent and flaky, or tangy and creamy as a block of butter, blue cheese can be many things, but it’s rarely subtle. How to choose, store and serve blue cheese, from the mild wedges to the funky crumbles 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z I typically keep both types in my pantry, but if you are low on space and only want one, I prefer the rich color and less astringent flavor of Dutch-process cocoa. Everything you need to know about cocoa powder 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Hibiscus can be astringent, and many temper its puckery qualities with sugar to a cloying effect. Sorel liquor is back, with a big investor and a goal to help lift up more Black distillers 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z That’s why older wines taste less astringent than when they are young. Tannins 101: What they are and how they affect your wine 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z I was trying to think of something that tastes strong, pungent, astringent. 'Mare of Easttown's' Evan Peters on that emotional drunk bar scene with Kate Winslet 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z But in this book more than ever, Cusk is astringent, unsugared. Review: Rachel Cusk trades her trilogy's blank-slate narrator for a tall drink of vinegar 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z “I hurt my teeth biting into it, and it was so sour, so astringent. I was shocked,” Lebo said recently. Spokane author Kate Lebo pairs recipes and essays in tender ‘Book of Difficult Fruit’ 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z The fruit and acidity started to pop as the coffee cooled, though I noted a strange astringent aftertaste, like wine with a lot of tannins. Each coffee brewing method has pros and cons. We tried 5 to help you find your perfect cup. 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z She is an ophthalmologist, who treated Navalny after astringent green dye was thrown at him in 2017 and one of his eyes was damaged. Alexei Navalny: The women fighting against Russian corruption 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z To my ear, he wanted to infuse some sweetness into Davis’s astringent brew. Opinion | We must find space to celebrate the joy and genius of Chick Corea 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z “It is a spiritual force that acts not only on building materials, on walls and rooftops, but also on your character, your opinions and your judgment. It is a powerful astringent.” Paris, Shuttered, Must Be Imagined 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z The assiduous spirit of restoration contained an invisible agent, sanitizing and astringent, that hollowed “the East” out of Samarkand’s buildings, turning them into mere facades. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Embrace the astringent tang of lemons in a relish. Capture the sunny freshness of lemons with syrup, marmalade and preserves 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z But then it occurred to me, as I ate another astringent chip, that this lassitude, the trouble focusing, the sleep difficulties, my exhaustion: Oh yes, I thought, I remember this. Opinion | Trouble Focusing? Not Sleeping? You May Be Grieving 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Her tone is astringent, stripping the memories of any ennobling tragedy or nostalgic fuzz. Review | Asian Americans’ uneasy place in the national narrative 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Is it astringent and sour or fruity and caramelised? How to turn old chocolate into a luxurious truffle – recipe | Waste Not with Tom Hunt 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Predations of governance, especially of a radical federalist and libertarian sort, are the theme of Herzog’s astringent show of recent paintings and drawings at Klowden Mann gallery. Review: George W. Bush is her 'blue boy.' How artist Katie Herzog throws some serious shade 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Toasting or lightly roasting nuts removes all the raw green, slightly astringent flavors that you taste when they are uncooked. There is an art to toasting nuts, and here’s how to do it 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z As they get older, turnips get more astringent, Landau says. Root, root, root for rutabaga, turnips and those other unappreciated vegetables 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The asceticism of the British folk tradition can be a useful astringent amid the sleigh bells and tinsel. The 50 greatest Christmas songs – ranked! 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The Nestlé mint chips, which come mixed in a bag with chocolate, were a little more astringent, with a flavor reminiscent of Andes mints. The best butterscotch, mint and peanut butter baking chips for when you need a chocolate alternative 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Lloyd’s enjoyable, astringent experiment feels transitional, and plows new ground for interpreter-directors of Pinter to come. Experiments with Context in “Betrayal” and “Eureka Day” 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Baby powder is mostly talc, a mineral that is used to keep skin dry and as an astringent to prevent diaper rash. J&J faces criminal investigation over baby powder’s potential cancer risks 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Let me cut to the chase: Jackson was her astringent, snappish self. My brunch with Glenda Jackson: A critic goes another round with Broadway’s King Lear 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z If this is a melodrama — and it is, in all the obvious ways — it’s a particularly eccentric, dry-eyed and astringent one. Review | ‘Transit’ is a Holocaust movie set in the present. And the gimmick is surprisingly effective. 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Wines are rotating, oddball and only four in number — extend your trust, and end up with something like a deeply colored Calabrian rosé that’s both fruity and astringent. Pioneer Square’s Bad Bishop is the kind of good bar Seattle needs now 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Baby powder is mostly talc, a mineral used to keep skin dry and as an astringent to prevent diaper rash. Johnson & Johnson's baby powder risk expands: It faces triple the cancer trials in 2019 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Coupled with astringent malnutrition, some of his adult male patients have dwindled down to 77 pounds, he said. Desperate women fleeing Venezuela sell hair, breast milk, sex to get by 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The new Bluetooth M50s hew pretty close to that formula, but they relax the sound just enough to be enjoyably lively rather than astringent and in your face. Audio-Technica M50xBT review: better beats 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “The astringent juice sits and sits and sits on my tongue.” Review | We tried 14 supermarket wines in a blind taste test. There is one you should buy — in an emergency. 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z It is invigorating and rugged, sweet with a slight astringent kick at the end. A town at the front lines of the migrant crisis: 'We can’t let them die' 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Plummer is particularly good, delivering every line of dialogue as if it’s improvised, and with an astringent snort that only partially hides the fact that Jack really does care about people. Review | Christopher Plummer as a pot dealer plus adorable dogs equals a pretty fun road movie 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z A former palace aide, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, was equally astringent. Britain’s Wedding-Mad Tabloids Feel a Cold Royal Shoulder 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z My goal was to eat warm, dry food, focusing on bitter, astringent and pungent flavors with lots of spices, and cutting back on oil, including heavy, oily fish and nuts. Ayurveda, an Indian philosophy, matches personal body and energy types to diet strategies 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Or an emptiness so sudden it leaves the girders whanging in the absence of wind, the sky milk-blue and astringent? The second volume of John Ashbery’s collected poems is a tribute 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z An astringent, earthy aroma infused the Pacific zephyrs wafting through the buskers, joggers, skateboarders, tourists and panhandlers. Hippy dream turns billion-dollar industry as California gets set to legalise cannabis 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Countering this penchant for nocturnal romanticism was the astringent aesthetic of Edward Weston, the photographer with whom White felt the strongest lifelong affinity. ‘In the Beginning: Minor White’s Oregon Photographs’ Review: Committing Himself to Portland 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z I found it a little on the astringent side, more suitable for eating with peanut butter to smooth its taste-edges. The apple taste test 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Martin’s deadpan delivery adds an astringent quality to the remark, without entirely suppressing its self-aware humor. Review | ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’: Lanthimos is back with a morality tale that will leave you shaken 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z It’s almost astringent citron taste, something that so many artificially flavored liquors try to nail, is perfume like. When life hands you lemons, try this version of Limoncello | Cannabis recipe 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Outside of Japan, adventurous drinkers are discovering that premium sake is a far cry from the astringent firewater that has sustained many a businessman on long bullet-train journeys. As Japan falls out of love with sake, the world orders another glass 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z European officials here reacted astringently, threatening to retaliate. Once Dominant, the United States Finds Itself Isolated at G-20 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z These organic compounds, responsible for the astringent, mouth-puckering quality of red wine, have evolved in plants to help counter various stresses, including being eaten by animals. The Self-Medicating Animal 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z An astringent outlier in a dizzy age, it has none of the ironic pop songs and retro homages that dominate so many modern cable dramas. The Disciplined Power of “American Crime” 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Adding bitter blockers is one of the ways to hide astringent flavors that are inherent in some common food ingredients, such as grains. Cutting out sugar: are mushrooms the answer to healthier chocolate? 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The book is all mind, and an observant, taut, astringent mind it is, though there is something almost unhinged about so much rationality in the face of such duress. Katie Kitamura’s War on Affect 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The husk of its unripe fruit, which in other species is usually tough and astringent, is tender, edible and sweet. The Coconut Could Be on the Verge of Collapse 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Cranberry juice in its earliest, purest form was far more astringent than the version now sold commercially. The Cure for UTIs? It’s Not Cranberries 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z More astringently, the writer Ruby Namdar testifies to the “wound that, deep inside, never healed,” for Jews, of the lost Temple. The Passions of Medieval Jerusalem 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z At least one reporter sipped the brew, which tasted like astringent green tea. Kratom Advocates Sip Tea and Seethe at White House Rally Against DEA Ban 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z David Axelrod, the impresario behind President Obama’s election and hardly a fan of Trump, offered his astringent commentary on Twitter. Health episode raises new doubts and brings up old concerns about Clinton. That's why it's so damaging 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Aluminum acetate is an astringent that relieves rash. 4 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z To call the astringent platform proposed this week by the Republican National Committee obtusely retrograde would be unfair to geocentrics, alchemists and phrenologists. As a Gay Republican, I Cannot Defend the GOP Platform 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z The one thing one might miss is astringent political debate. ‘I don’t want to have go back to the UK with nothing’: the Brexit threat to Spain’s little Britain 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Her favorite Old Master, she told me, dating to her days in Rome, is Andrea Mantegna—the brother-in-law of Giovanni Bellini, who is as astringently flinty as Bellini is meltingly honeyed. Art’s One-Woman Insurgency 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The press referred to his “energetic fervor,” “astringent intellect,” “peppery prose,” “acumen,” and “affability,” all apt descriptions. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Scalia: 'We were best buddies' 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z He also remains a strong and at times astringent critic of the president. Paul Ryan Orders Closer Look at Authorizing War Against ISIS 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The super-tasters offer suggestions such as "metallic", "over-ripe strawberry" and "astringent with a banana skin effect" as potential criteria, and are trained to describe products in a far more detailed way than ordinary consumers. Health by stealth: Inside the food lab - BBC News 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z But patience, after all these years, is hard: “If you take anything out of life, take this: Don’t live with your parents,” she said, and laughed, a hard-won joke just tinged with astringent. Taking It Slow, Until She Took Charge 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Maybe instead of provoking a race war, he has provoked the wish to clean out this brutal wound once and for all with the astringent of truth. Unraveling the threads of hatred, sewn into a Confederate icon 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z That astringent sensation is caused by tannins, a type of polyphenol that get produced during the winemaking process, mostly from grapes. 7 Things You Never Knew Were In Your Wine 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z He scrubbed the sentimentality with a bracing astringent. Haves and Have-Nots 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Piney, peppery and astringent, the scent of these berries is hard to place at first, but eventually you might recognize it from your last mixed drink. Red Cedar: An Urban Pioneer 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s called the the Mitey Stuffed Crust and is filled with gooey melted cheese and an astringent brown paste made from leftover brewer’s yeast known as Vegemite. Watch Non-Australians React to Vegemite Pizza 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The differences reflect children’s natural aversion to astringent and bitter flavors - a trait that most people overcome as they grow older. Idaho wheat researchers seek children’s advice 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z They are also welcome visitors to U.S. television, via the BBC series that mixes espionage, abuses of political and corporate power, and Hare’s astringent views on what nations are willing to sacrifice to fight terrorism. Spy vs all: Nighy returns as MI5 agent Worricker 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z But overly astringent citrus vinaigrette overwhelmed the skate wing, a great springy-textured fish with a flavor likened to lobster or scallops. A Review of Ocean House in Croton-on-Hudson 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z In person, the writer is less “Angellic” — the adjective coined to describe his beguiling writing — than astringent. Angell in the Outfield 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, most acorns also contain bitter and astringent water-soluble tannins that make them inedible in their raw form. Is Reintroducing Acorns into the Human Diet a Nutty Idea? 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Some of the peppers were smoky; others astringent. Creating Tastier and Healthier Fruits and Veggies With a Modern Alternative to GMOs 2014-01-23T05:00:00Z "They are quite bitter and astringent," he says. Food hates 2013-09-20T15:55:17Z Kids are naturally sensitive to astringent, bitter flavors, which is why veggies are generally an acquired taste. Getting Your Kids to Say Yes to Vegetables 2013-08-14T02:31:00Z Harvey's LinkedIn profile gives some clues to her dry – verging on astringent – sense of humour. Twitter's Del Harvey talks PhotoDNA, spam and Prism 2013-07-25T09:48:44Z Witch hazel, used as a garden shrub and medicinally as an astringent, grows tiny hairs on its leaves and twigs. Allergies in the Time of Research 2013-07-21T17:54:46Z Part of the legacy of the early espresso machines is that Italians, particularly those living in the south, prefer a stronger, more astringent espresso. Grounds Zero: A Starbucks-Free Italy 2012-02-09T23:00:46Z On money, as on much else, she is the most astringent as well as the funniest of our writers. Does Jane Austen deserve a place on our £10 notes? 2013-06-29T23:04:24Z It is now known that many of the most beneficial phytonutrients have a bitter, sour or astringent taste. Opinion: Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food 2013-05-25T20:51:46Z At the most astringent end of the spectrum, Labour could commit itself to introducing an American-style law setting a debt ceiling. A tip for Labour about planning for power. Listen to the Tories 2012-10-27T23:22:39Z Both sour and astringent solutions tasted stronger at warm temperatures, and the intensity lasted longer than it did with chilled drinks. Flavors Fluctuate With Temperature 2012-05-18T23:45:00.443Z There is some evidence to suggest that diluted ammonium solution may help relieve itching or burning, but there is little evidence that antiseptics or astringents are effective, the reviewers said. Over-the-Counter Bug Bite Remedies Don't Work: Report 2012-04-12T13:00:00Z It is white, transparent, very astringent, and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In these respects, it is a better food than Swedish turnips—upon which sheep are sometimes fed—which become rather too fibrous and astringent, in spring, for the secretion of milk. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z If this should come on, it is best treated by small doses of opium in combination with a mineral or vegetable astringent. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Is it because he is both vivid and acute, robust yet fine-fingered, tolerant yet unyielding, astringent yet tender—a mellow pessimist, a kindly cynic? Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Besides caffein, both tea and coffee contain an astringent known as tannic acid. Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians, made from millet seed and various astringent substances; also, an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed, darnel meal, and water. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z This should be followed by an astringent; and, in nine cases out of ten, the latter will serve in the first instance. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z If, therefore, mild astringent applications do not arrest it, recourse must be had to the tampon saturated with diluted Monsell's solution. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The Use of astringent Medicines at this critical Time might dispose the Patient to a Cancer of the Womb. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health 2012-03-10T03:00:11.780Z That it is a most powerful astringent we well know; and the hands of the Chinese who are employed in its preparation are shrivelled, and, to all appearance, burned with caustic. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Its root is used in medicine as an astringent. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Two doses of physic having been administered, astringents are serviceable. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z It is anodyne, astringent, and disinfectant, and should be employed in a dry state in considerable quantity. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Such are the Consequences of all the astringent Medicines, and of those which are given to procure Sleep in this Disease, as Venice Treacle, Mithridate and Diascordium, when given too early in Dysenteries. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health 2012-03-10T03:00:11.780Z Chemists have extracted from it an astringent liquor containing tannin and gallic acid. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The astringent quality, that should give stability and coherence, became hard and stubborn. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z In point of fact, the utility of opiates at any stage of cholera after the first is not easily determined, for nearly always they are associated with other medicines, and especially with astringents. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The root is woody and astringent, to which latter fact the plant owes its English name, which it shares with the other members of the genus. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z They dress wounds with an astringent paste made from a very small gall-nut found on one species of oak. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z I ascribed this to the astringent matter of the acorns, and thinking the really curative principle thereof would most likely be volatile I caused the tincture to be distilled. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Epistaxis, if severe, should be checked by cold applications and astringents. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The fruit, which ripens from September to December, is disappointing, owing to its very thin pulp, though its astringent and acid flavor is not unpleasant. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Tan′-ride, an enclosure spread with tan for riding.—Tannic acid, an acid forming the astringent principle of the bark of oak and other trees, used in tanning and in medicine. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z The fruit has a sweetish and slightly astringent taste, and is largely eaten in the United States. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z This made a beautiful dark-green tincture, having an aromatic odor and slightly astringent taste. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Local inflammations may demand fomentations and astringent antiseptic lotions. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The berries have a rather pleasant taste, somewhat acid and astringent, and are eaten by the Indians with great relish. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Be sure to take nothing that has a harsh or astringent taste or that edges your teeth. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z The palliative treatment of piles consists in obtaining a daily and easy action of the bowels, in rest, cold bathing, astringent injections, lotions and ointments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The superior wisdom of later physicians has pronounced it to have no such power, because it contains no astringent principle! New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z The following astringent has also been employed with good results for the otorrhoea resulting from scarlet fever as well as from other causes: Rx. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z In the East, from the leaves of this species is manufactured the drug "chimaphila," which is valued as a tonic and astringent, also as a remedy for cataract. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Thus prepared, it is of extreme hardness, and has a brown hue, a bitter astringent taste, and an odour faintly resembling that of roasted coffee. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z All the ordinary remedies—ligatures, powders, herbs, astringent plasters, sympathetic stones, muttered charms, old wives' talismans—were exhibited in vain. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Nim is also praised by some of the Allopathic physicians for its tonic, antiseptic, astringent and anti-periodic properties. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Polypi not large and favorably located can sometimes be cured by an astringent powder, as iodoform, sulphate of zinc, or alum, or by applying the liquid subsulphate of iron. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z If these fail, you may use the astringent mixture recommended in diarrhœa at page 175, and in the same manner, adding to each dose a grain of ipecacuanha. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z In all probability a vegetable astringent would answer—as an infusion of white oak bark, of red rose leaves, of nut-galls, and the like. Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question 2011-12-03T03:00:10.910Z A salty juice is condensed into salt; a bitter one into soda; an astringent and sharp one into alum or into vitriol. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The bowel may be kept in position by applying a wad of cotton, kept wet with the astringent infusion, confined with a bandage. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Far more probable is it that, in so far as they are of use, it is because they act as astringents upon the digestive mucous membrane. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z When the bowels have been thoroughly cleared by this cathartic, it will be proper, if the discharge still continue, to check it by astringents. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z In China it was an old internal remedy for leprosy and struma, and is accredited with stimulant, tonic, sedative, astringent and vulnerary properties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The strongly astringent taste, white colour, and injection for dysentry, are more peculiar to alum than to vitriol. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z In reference to the internal use of bayberry, it may be well to remark, that it is a powerful astringent and antiseptic, and should always be combined with relaxing, lubricating medicines. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z The luscious apple reached its present excellence by slow stages from knotty, wild, astringent fruit, to which it again returns when escaped from cultivation. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Improper food, the leaves of the oak, from their astringent quality, cobwebs sprinkled with dew, have all been reckoned as causes. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z Thin-shelled varieties, with the astringent red shell-lining almost eliminated, have been bred by selection, and propagated by building on native stock. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z It is astringent and refrigerative, and its principal use is for the eyes.... De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z If a film can be observed, wash with a decoction of powdered bloodroot; and if a weeping remain, use the following astringent:— Powdered bayberry bark, 1 ounce. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Why are the salts of aluminum astringent, the salts of magnesium cathartic, and the salts of arsenicum deadly poison? Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Choke′-cherr′y, a name given to certain nearly allied species of cherry, natives of North America, whose fruit, though at first rather agreeable, is afterwards astringent in the mouth.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Bitter, astringent bark is characteristic of the family. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Of flowers of copper, which some call the scrapings of old nails, the best is friable; it is gold-coloured when rubbed, is like millet in shape and size, is moderately bright, and somewhat astringent. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z It possesses powerful astringent properties, and, when burnt and pulverized, is useful to remove proud flesh. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Felling one of these cherry-trees, we ate the astringent fruit, and were in some measure resuscitated in strength, so as to march with renewed vigor. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z The nut is smooth, light brown in color, rather thick-shelled, and has a somewhat astringent edible kernel. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z But the beginner will establish a grave personal prejudice against this fruit unless he wait until it is dead ripe, for it has the astringent qualities of its genus. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z This kind of alumen is less astringent than the others, and is less useful as a check upon bad humours of the body.... De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z We have frequently prescribed this article in the preceding pages as an antiseptic and astringent for scouring and dysentery. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z It is a point of real importance to put an end promptly to such a discharge, if it exists, and the usual remedies—cold bathing, mild astringent injections, etc.—should be at once prescribed. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z It is strongly astringent while green, but quite sweet and delicious when thoroughly ripe. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The waiter smiled then and returned to the table with slices of steak, a Wagyu-Angus rib-eye aged 90 days, thick crusted, perfectly marbled, with fingerling potatoes, morels, purple scallions and astringent spigarello. Restaurant Review: Roberta?s 2011-08-24T03:20:04Z Medicinally, gallic acid has been, and is still, largely used as an astringent, styptic and haemostatic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Powdered and dissolved in water, it forms an astringent, antiseptic wash. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z This Tæniotic wine, in addition to being sweet, has something aromatic in it, of a slightly astringent character. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z It seldom becomes a tree but it bears a fruit which is sweet but very astringent and is dark purple when ripe. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The paraffin acts as an astringent which, together with the soft soap, cleanses the plant of honey-dew, which is exuded by the aphis to protect its feet against cold and wet. Making a Rose Garden 2011-07-29T02:00:21.533Z Gallic acid, however, does not coagulate albumen and therefore possesses no local astringent action. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z A decoction of oak bark is a good astringent, and may be given internally, and also applied externally in falling of the womb or fundament. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z But that sharp apples have a more disagreeable and mischievous juice, and are more astringent. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z There was a clear moon above him, and in the air a faint, astringent smell of falling leaves. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z On descending an eminence, we found the sassafras plentifully, and, breaking off branches of it, chewed them, which took away the astringent and bad taste of the acorns. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z One of the biggest acne-offenders is overtreatment, meaning you wash aggressively, scrub vigorously, apply potions and astringents generously, all the while provoking your skin to rebel. Fight acne by creating a diversion 2011-06-29T19:55:04Z The rind of this article is a powerful astringent, and is occasionally used to expel worms. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z While Mnesitheus says that they fill the body with fat, and are very free from all hindrances to the digestion; and, moreover, that they are diuretic, and that they are free from all astringent tendencies. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z There were groves of wild figs, their dark fruit luscious and astringent, and plump coconuts, their tender core as rich as any in Yorubaland. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z If there could be such an anomaly as a native wood-note wildly evil, it would be the lyric and astringent voice of this poet. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z As they watched, its long row of windows twinkled into brilliancy, and the sound of running water came up with the faint astringent smell of withered leaves out of the hollow. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Being a good astringent, an infusion of the leaves is good for scouring in sheep. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z They are very troublesome as weeds, but the roots of some of them are used medicinally as astringents. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The best is jet black, free from veins, very heavy, astringent, and of an acrid pungent taste. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Marion pursued his cuts with her sponge, dipping it each time into her basin, which doubtless contained some powerful astringent drug, for the wounds once touched ceased to bleed. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z The treatment of affected animals comprises a laxative diet, with salines, and the application of antiseptics and astringents to the sores. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z It is a powerful astringent and tonic, and given, in half tea-spoonful doses, in mucilage of slippery elm or mallows, is a valuable remedy in diarrhœa, or excessive discharges of urine. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Tea being naturally very astringent, should never be served at breakfast. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z In his early years at the Institution he was asked to investigate astringent vegetables in connection with tanning. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In persistent cases of nose-bleeding, various measures are adopted, such as holding the arms over the head, the application of ice, or of such astringents as zinc or alum, or plugging the nostrils. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z It isn't simply that the English enjoy a good thrashing, although the English do enjoy a good thrashing and there was undoubtedly something vinegary and astringent about the biennial slippering by non-negotiable new-world excellence. Barney Ronay: We miss being scared of Australia 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z They contain a large amount of tannin, and are powerfully astringent. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z The beverage ought to be either coffee, with milk, chocolate, cocoa, choca, or cold water, but do not by any means drink tea at breakfast; it is too astringent. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z Something different is at work with Rand Paul, something more theoretical and astringent. The Party Crashers: Behind the New Republican Revival 2010-10-28T09:39:00Z But other main dishes were overly salty or astringent. | Hastings-On-Hudson: Rainwater Grill Accommodates All Appetites 2010-06-25T22:22:00Z He might be the most influential composer of the past 50 years, if only because so many younger composers borrowed from his astringent style. Why Broadway Hates Stephen Sondheim 2010-06-12T16:30:00Z One evening’s disaster, however, was a salad of crisp shaved fennel and inedible woody matchsticks of celery root under chokingly astringent vinaigrette. | Sleepy Hollow: Finalmente Sets the Mood With Dramatic Flair 2010-05-15T01:17:00Z The one thing that I wouldn’t order again was a chicken dish with warring flavors of bitter radicchio, astringent vinegar, sweet currants and sharp capers. Westchester Dining Hastings-On-Hudson: Juniper Is a Tad French at the Right Price 2010-04-10T00:51:00Z The bread is made of the inner rind next the wood, taken off in flakes like a sheet of foolscap paper, and is steeped or washed in warm water, to clear off its astringent principle. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc A few doses of gruel will assist in effecting this purpose, and the purging will cease without astringent medicine. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. The chief astringents are the mineral acids, alum, lime-water, chalk, salts of copper, zinc, iron, lead, silver; and among vegetables catechu, kino, oak-bark, and galls. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Its leaves and rootstock are astringent, and the latter yields a yellow dye. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide In the Visayas there is a variety in which the fibrous outer husk of the nut is sweet and watery, instead of dry and astringent, and is chewed by the natives like sugar cane. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines Further that iron is astringent, also that Chalybeate water quenches thirst: and they adduce the cooling effect of thermal iron waters. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments When the animal begins to recover, gentle astringents and tonics may be given. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. The physical properties of the powder also give it a mild astringent action. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" To cure the disease and prevent the recurrence, quinine and various other bitter and astringent drugs are given with complete success in the majority of cases. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Tannins are of frequent occurrence in green fruits, imparting to them their characteristic astringent taste. The Chemistry of Plant Life Foods to Be Avoided.—Highly seasoned foods must be avoided on account of their astringent qualities, which may cause constipation. Dietetics for Nurses As soon as the purging begins to subside, the astringent medicine should be lessened in quantity, and gradually discontinued. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Chalk is employed medicinally as a very mild astringent either alone or more usually with other astringents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Several of the species yield gum-arabic and other gums; some having astringent barks and pods, used in tanning. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide He had always been astringently reserved, even in childhood. Shadows of Flames A Novel All condiments and spices which have an astringent effect upon the bowels are strictly prohibited, and alcoholic beverages had best be eliminated from the diet. Dietetics for Nurses The oak is astringent, and the pine and beech soothing and healing. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. They were dabbing various salves, astringents and pastes on test patches of their own skin, but nothing seemed to have any effect at all. The Test Colony The berries ripen in August and September; they are pear-shaped and about the size of currants, are crimson in colour and often spotted, and have an acid and astringent taste. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" It should be of an astringent nature, and an infusion of green tea or any of the eye-washes recommended will be of service. The Dog The vicissitudes of temperature, here, require the use of astringents. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life There was something sharply astringent about her then, like biting inadvertently into a green banana. Captain Macedoine's Daughter A strong, astringent, bilious nature, has more truculent enemies than the slugs and moths that fret my leaves. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse If this is done, any astringent such as boric acid, alum, citric acid, hydro-chlorate of quinine used in the solution will do. Family Limitation Indeed, they would seem to be responsible for the unpleasant astringent taste often met with in old samples of this product. The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente A few table apples make good cider, but the best perry is only to be procured from pears too harsh and astringent for consumption in any other form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" However, it ought to be observed, that if these astringent Collyria were used too soon, they did hurt. An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany The most astringent features are always relaxed in the perusal of these amusing pages. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. It can be treated by astringents or the elongation can be cut off, which usually is the most prompt and efficacious way. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation Gallic Gallic acid The astringent principle of vegetables. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries It is imported in the form of quills or recurved pieces, with a rough brown outer surface and a deep red inner surface, forming a reddish brown odourless powder, which has a bitter, astringent taste. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" If the Spunginess of the Gums sprout out into a luxuriant Fungus, it is sometimes requisite to cut such Funguses away, and to wash the Sores frequently with gentle astringent or acid Liquors. An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany When the burn is extensive and deep sloughing occurs, the parts should be treated, like other deep wounds, by poulticing, astringent washes, etc. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle An emollient gargle was given and, soon after, astringent applications; but in vain. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation The flavour is astringent and produces excessive expectoration, and, by its irritation, gives to the tongue and lips a curious bright pink colour. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Cinchona is never used, however, in order to obtain an astringent action. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Mabel rattled away to her Essex and left her sister all the better for the astringent she had imparted. Love and Lucy This should be followed by astringents, such as one-half tablespoonful of alum, borax, or chlorate of potassium placed on the tongue. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle If the discharge be stopped by astringents, a putrid fomes is retained in the body, which aggravates the delirium and increases the fever. Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air Leaves obovate-oblong to lance-oblong, sharply serrate, soon smooth; leafstalk smooth; fruit small, globular, black, with a bloom; the stone rounded, acute at one edge; flesh greenish, astringent. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination The old controversy between the aperient and the astringent treatment reappeared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Berries large, round, dark red with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin thin, tender, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, tough, stringy, foxy; fair in quality. Manual of American Grape-Growing Serious bleeding is not liable to follow their removal, but an astringent wash, such as a solution of the perchlorid of iron, if applied to the cut surface, will be found very beneficial. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Indeed any evaporating, cold, astringent lotion will be advantageous. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 Fruit very sour and astringent, flattened, broad, 1 in. or more in diameter, yellowish green. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination The beck moaned a little more loudly, and there was a heavy astringent odor of damp earth and decaying leaves. Thurston of Orchard Valley Berries large, round, dark red, dull with thin bloom, drop badly from pedicel, firm; skin tender, adherent, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, tough, foxy; fair in quality. Manual of American Grape-Growing Great harm is often done by giving opium and astringents at the outset. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The local treatment consists in astringent washes and simple dressings. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 Fruit large, 1 in.; very astringent when young, yellow and pleasant-tasting after frost. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination A person with a powerful ego and astringent sense of humor, Swift must have been a delightful friend, if somewhat difficult, but also a dangerous enemy. A Letter From a Clergyman to his Friend, with an Account of the Travels of Captain Lemuel Gulliver Berries small, round, black, glossy with heavy bloom, persistent, firm; skin thin, tough, adherent with much wine-colored pigment, astringent; flesh dark green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, tough, sprightly, spicy, tart; fair in quality. Manual of American Grape-Growing This is at once an astringent and a coagulant for the blood, besides stimulating the womb to contraction. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle As this is an astringent, the doses must be proportioned accordingly, and the mixture is wholesome only while it remains sweet.—Another way. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families O for some sharp swish of a branch— there is no scent of resin in this place, no taste of bark, of coarse weeds, aromatic, astringent— only border on border of scented pinks. Sea Garden Revelry will be sustained on lemonade and a resinous astringent known locally as beer, while a sense of doing the forbidden will be in the air. The Dust Flower Berries large, oval, pale yellowish-green with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin thin, tender, adherent, astringent; flesh light green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, tender, foxy; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing If both the horn and core have been broken off, bleeding is usually severe and should be checked by astringents, such as alum, or by pressure. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Hard water possesses an astringent quality, which prevents the goodness of the malt from being freely communicated to the liquor. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Teas have been found to consist principally of narcotic salts, some astringent oil, and earth. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves Greatest efficiency, when bags are used, is obtained by repouring until all of the liquid has passed twice through the coffee; further repouring extracts too much of the astringent hydrolysis products. All About Coffee Berries large, round, dark red, dull, firm; skin thin, tender, adherent, slightly astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, tough, coarse, very foxy; fair in quality. Manual of American Grape-Growing In a tolerably concentrated solution it coagulates albumen and acts as an astringent. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Their diet also should be of an astringent quality, and such as tends to strengthen the bowels. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families And here it must be noticed, that oil mixed with salt is rendered astringent: thus all vegetables, where a mixture of both prevails, are reckoned stimulating. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves Tannins precipitate proteins, gelatine, and connective tissue, and thus act as astringents, styptics, and antiseptics. All About Coffee Berries variable in size, oval, yellowish-green, glossy with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin thin, tough, adherent, faintly astringent; flesh green, transparent, juicy, tender, vinous, sweet; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing Feed which possesses astringent properties and tends to check secretion may also act as an exciting cause. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle It will also be advisable to bathe such weak limbs in cold water, or astringent decoctions, for several months. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families With this infallible means of pursuing his enquiry, he formed a tea composed of herbs that are in their nature astringent, balsamic, aromatic, cephalic, and diaphoretic. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves In close connection with this fact there stands also the so-called astringent effect of the milieu upon the individuals who are incapable of rising out of their environment, of stepping out of it. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Berries small, oval, often compressed, black, glossy with abundant bloom, persistent, firm; skin thin, tough, adherent, astringent; flesh green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, tender, melting, vinous, sweet; fair to good. Manual of American Grape-Growing When there is debility, want of appetite, no fever, but a continuance of the watery discharges from the bowels, then an astringent may be given. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Liquorice root is pleasant, wholesome, and aperient; and opposes the astringent qualities of some of the other ingredients; it ought therefore to be used, as should Spanish liquorice, which possesses the same properties. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In the astringent, the acid fixing upon the more earthly parts, the nutritious oil is more easily separated, which renders them also pectoral, cleaning, and diuretic. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves The treatment consists in removing the cause, and in employing antiseptic and astringent mouth-washes. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Berries small, oblate, dark red with faint bloom, persistent, firm; skin tough, free, astringent; flesh translucent, juicy, tender, fine-grained, vinous; good to very good. Manual of American Grape-Growing The offensive assurance of the man made me boil, but on Day it seemed to have a curiously astringent effect. Hurricane Island The fruit of the quince is astringent and stomachic; and its expressed juice, in small quantities, as a spoonful or two, is of considerable service in nausea, vomitings, eructations, &c. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In the first part of this Essay, it was stated that foreign teas were dried upon iron, and thus produced those astringent effects we have seen to characterize chalybeate waters. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves They are no more alike than the terms catechist—one who instructs by questions and answers, and the term catechu—a dry, brown astringent extract. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, April, 1880 Berries large, round, dark purplish-black, glossy with heavy bloom, firm; skin tender, cracks badly, adheres slightly, contains dark red pigment, astringent. Manual of American Grape-Growing Seed oily, sweet, edible or bitter and astringent. The Pecan and its Culture Red port is strong and astringent, but white port and Spanish wines are stimulating and attenuating. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Thus galls, bark, rhubarb, camomile tea, &c. &c. are all bitter and astringent. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves The Myrobollans and several sorts of barks and pods of the Acacia nilotica were also used for tanning, from their astringent properties, and may have been similarly used for dyeing. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Berries medium, round, rich amber red with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin tender, adherent, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, tough, solid, strongly foxy, vinous; poor in quality. Manual of American Grape-Growing Size above medium, short, cylindrical, with rounded base and blunt conical crown; shell quite thick, shell lining thick, astringent; cracking quality medium; kernel not very plump, of mild nutty flavor; quality good. The Pecan and its Culture It is a nourishing and gently astringent food, and excellent for children who have weak bowels. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Its flavour is too pungent, and too highly astringent on account of the tannin it contains; but along with the pepper-leaf and the lime, it becomes milder and more pleasant. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains One kind is very astringent, and not used; but the other is less abundant, larger, succulent and edible. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Berries unusually large, round, purplish-black with heavy bloom, firm; skin cracks, adherent to pulp, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, tender, stringy, vinous; fair to good. Manual of American Grape-Growing It has very long acorns, which are less astringent than those of either of the other trees, and very much preferred by pigs. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Those afflicted with the gravel ought to avoid every thing astringent; and the scorbutic of every description, salted or smoked provisions. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Injections of solutions of lead, of bark and salt of steel, and of turpentine, with some internal astringents, and opiates, were used in vain. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The unripe fruit is cut up in slices, sun-dried and used as an astringent; the ripe fruit is described as sweet, aromatic and cooling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Berries large, round-oval, dark brownish-red, dull with thin bloom, very persistent, firm; skin thin, tender, adherent, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, soft, stringy, foxy; good to very good. Manual of American Grape-Growing There was something about blackberry jam stirred in boiling water for an astringent drink. Love of Brothers After the harsh, astringent drug, the flavour was soothing and gratifying. The Slave of Silence Intestinal absorption is increased by astringent vegetables, as rhubarb, galls; and by earthy salts, as alum; and by argillaceous and calcareous earth. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The persimmon is a delicious fruit, after the frost has destroyed its astringent properties. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Berries small, with moderate amount of bloom, usually astringent. Manual of American Grape-Growing Obedience is the astringent wine That's quaffed by strenuous souls and fine, Of cloudy doubt the heavenly solvent, The Christ's elixir of life divine. Song-waves The shell is bitter and astringent, and the Nicobar doctors, or sorcerers, administer a decoction of it against fevers and agues, to which they, as well as strangers, are much subject. Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives with an account of an attempt made by the Church of the United Brethren, to convert them to Christianity Externally bitter astringent vegetables, earthy and metallic salts, and bandages, promote the absorption of the parts on which they are applied. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life This douche should be made astringent by adding to a pint of water a quarter ounce of alum or tannin. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Berries irregular, large, oval, light red, glossy with heavy bloom, persistent, soft; skin thick, tender, adherent, astringent; flesh green, transparent, tender, stringy, melting, aromatic, vinous, sweet; very good. Manual of American Grape-Growing 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. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests An astringent decoction made from the leaves is used as a gargle in sore throat. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Cold partial bath, and astringent medicines frequently taken, only recal the mind to the disease, or to the delinquency; and thence increase the imaginary effects and the real cause, if such exists. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The hot astringent injections tone up the lower supports of the uterus, and cleanse the passage. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Berries uniform in size and shape, small, round, light red, covered with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin thin, tough, adherent, unpigmented, astringent; flesh light green, translucent, juicy, tender, aromatic, vinous, refreshing, sweet; best in quality. Manual of American Grape-Growing The oak leaves are very essential for their astringent qualities. The Cookery Blue Book It is diuretic and tonic and apparently exercises an astringent and sedative action upon the mucous membrane of the genito-urinary organs. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines When the skin is pale, lax, and wrinkled, astringent washes may be used. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources At that temperature it is an excellent antiseptic and astringent. Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis Berries oval, jet-black with heavy bloom, very persistent, firm; skin tough, adherent, wine-colored pigment, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, tough, foxy; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing Barley water is an astringent or demulcent drink used to reduce laxative condition. The Suffrage Cook Book Its juice being slightly bitter and astringent is used in decoction as an injection in gonorrhœa. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines From a vitriol peat we get a dark-brown or black solution, which has a bitter, astringent, metallic or inky taste, like that of copperas. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel If alum were mixed with rough salt in the proportion of two parts of the former to one of the latter, the solution would become more astringent in its operation. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Berries variable in size, round, purplish-black, dull with heavy bloom, firm; skin tough, adherent with a large amount of purplish-red pigment, astringent; flesh tender, aromatic, spicy, vinous, mildly subacid; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing Lucien tasted the little apples, which were as transparent as artificial fruit made of pure wax; but he did not like their astringent flavor, and threw them away with every expression of disgust. Adventures of a Young Naturalist On account of the astringent qualities of the coloring matter it is used in some countries to treat dysentery, a fact which suggests its possible therapeutic or rather hygienic usefulness as a condiment. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Tar or pitch scraped off the bottoms of old ships, and thought to be astringent and good for ulcers. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The preservatives appear to have been of two classes, bituminous and saline, consisting, in the first class, of gums, resins, asphaltum, and pure bitumen, with, doubtless, some astringent barks powders, etc.., rubbed in. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Berries large, oval, dark purplish-red with thin bloom, very persistent; skin thick, tough, adherent, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, tough, stringy, solid, foxy; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing Its fruit, which seldom gets ripe before it is eaten by the birds or larvæ, is luscious, highly scented, and full of pips; they have the reputation of being antifebrile and astringent. Adventures of a Young Naturalist Uses.—The seed of the fruit is astringent and is given internally as an infusion in dysentery and chronic diarrhœa. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Hygienic and dietary measures, the administration of tonics and astringents, and, in severe cases, by relative or absolute rest. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine The doctor has tried to stop pain by opiates and other sedatives, tried to check bowels with astringents, used tonics and stimulants, but all have failed, the patient is dead. Philosophy of Osteopathy Berries of medium size, oval, dull purplish-red with thick bloom, firm; skin thick, adherent, astringent; flesh green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, vinous, sprightly, sweet and rich; very good. Manual of American Grape-Growing All of our European chestnuts have an astringent pellicle, heavy with tannic acid. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 The flowers are astringent and are used in infusion in cases of diarrhœa. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Precipitated sulphur, a teaspoonful twice daily, is also well spoken of, combined, if necessary, with an astringent. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Chosen by an earth astringent and tonic, the forms were few and personal. Old Junk Berries variable, round, dull black with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin thick, tender, adherent with purplish-red pigment, astringent; flesh greenish, translucent, tender, solid, coarse, foxy; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing Analysis of the remedy showed it to be a combination of two weak, commonly used drugs, one a very mild antiseptic and the other a mild astringent. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies The bark is astringent and is used as a decoction in the treatment of dysentery and hemorrhoids. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Mild antiseptic and astringent lotions or dusting powders should also be advised. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Then a strong, astringent odor arose through the seams in the deck, and Ross became alive. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility Berries large, oval, purplish-red or black, dull with thick bloom, firm; skin tough, adherent, astringent; flesh green, translucent, tough, stringy; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing Liverwort is a very mild demulcent tonic and astringent, supposed by some to possess diuretic and deobstruent virtues. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 India the roots are used to obtain an astringent and alterative effect and form part of a well-known aphrodisiac mixture called Musla-Samul. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines External treatment is rarely called for, but if deemed advisable, astringent lotions may be employed. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Like tea, it is slightly stimulating and astringent. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Berries of medium size, round, dull black with heavy bloom, drop badly from pedicel, firm; skin thick, tender, adherent with dark purplish-red pigment, astringent; flesh juicy, tough, solid, foxy; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing These wild seedlings are small in size artificially colored a bright red and have a sharp, astringent taste and have a commercial value only because they are used to lower the price of mixed nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 If the trunk is incised, an astringent gum exudes and this they use in diarrhœa, dysentery and menorrhagia. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines For the relief of the tumid, spongy condition of the gums, astringent and antiseptic mouth washes are to be employed. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine The sweetness and cleanness of that smile after his recent ordeal washed over his tortured mind like a cooling astringent, and he smiled gratefully up at her. Faithfully Yours Berries large, oval, dull black, covered with heavy bloom, persistent, firm; skin thick, tough, adherent with wine-colored pigment, astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, stringy, tender, coarse, foxy; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing It is like an orange; the thick rind of the unripe fruit possesses astringent properties, and, when ripe, has an exquisite flavor and perfume. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture The green fruit is a powerful astringent used by the Hindoos for diarrhœa. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Green tea is more astringent than the other varieties, partly because it contains more tannin, and partly because it is sophisticated to adapt it to a peculiar taste. Breakfast Dainties The use of astringents in dyeing depends upon the tannic acid they contain. Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer |
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