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Definition of Astringence
1. Noun. A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker.
Generic synonyms: Gustatory Perception, Gustatory Sensation, Taste, Taste Perception, Taste Sensation
Derivative terms: Astringent, Astringent
Definition of Astringence
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of astringency) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astringence
Literary usage of Astringence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. De L'intelligence by Hippolyte Taine (1900)
"... âcreté, astringence, irritation, chaleur, fraîcheur, sensation musculaire
spontanée et irradiée vers le canal alimentaire ; considérons seulement les ..."
2. Psychological Principles by James Ward (1919)
"... two or more of them : in a draught of mulled claret, for example, we can
discriminate various ' flavours' as well as ' aroma,' astringence, and warmth. ..."
3. Gabriele Zerbi, Gerontocomia: On the Care of the Aged and Maximianus by Gabriele de Zerbis, Levi Robert Lind (1988)
"Coral by its property aided by its brightness and clean appearance and solidity
with astringence cheers the heart and strengthens it. ..."
4. Gabriele Zerbi, Gerontocomia: On the Care of the Aged, & Maximianus, Elegies ...by Gabriele de Zerbis, Levi Robert Lind by Gabriele de Zerbis, Levi Robert Lind (1988)
"Coral by its property aided by its brightness and clean appearance and solidity
with astringence cheers the heart and strengthens it. ..."
5. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1849)
"It was not green tea, it was not black tea ; neither too young nor too old ; not
unpleasing with astringence, on the one haud, nor with the vapid, ..."
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