disapprovingly, critics as astringent yet affectionate, llano. Witch-hazel, mankind is "a skin disease of the earth."

This is a book to be enjoyed not for its analytic rigor but for the sparks struck from a strong personality. Mr. Kennan quotes, not disapprovingly, his first ambassadorial chief, William Bullitt, saying that mankind is "a skin disease of the earth." But, paradoxically, a species that can speak so harshly of itself is not so bad. Similarly, as long as the United States produces critics as astringent yet affectionate as George F. Kennan, it will not be so fallen as Mr. Kennan thinks it is. 'WE HAVE GOTTEN FAR OFF THE TRACK'




 “Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light,” at the Museum of Modern Art, is elegant and astringent, like Labrouste’s work. The name may not ring a bell, but don’t let that stop you from seeing the show. It is gorgeous.




 as·trin·gent  (-strnjnt)

adj.

1. Medicine Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.

2. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: astringent remarks.

n.

A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.

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[Latin astringns, astringent-, present participle of astringere, to bind fast : ad-, ad- + stringere, to bind; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·tringen·cy n.

as·tringent·ly adv.

astringent

  音節

as • trin • gent

発音

əstríndʒənt

astringentの変化形

astringents (複数形)

astringentの慣用句

astringently, （全1件）

[形]

1 《医学》収斂(しゅうれん)性の, 収縮させる.

2 〈態度・表現などが〉きびしい, しんらつな.

3 〈物（の味）が〉渋い

an astringent taste ［apple］
渋い味［リンゴ］.

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1 《医学》収斂剤.

2 アストリンゼン：毛穴を収斂させる化粧水.

as・trin・gent・ly

[副]きびしく.

llano (LAH-noh, YAH-no)

noun: An open grassy, almost treeless plain.

Etymology
From Spanish llano (plain), from Latin planus (plain), from planus (level). First recorded use: 1613.

Usage
"I decided to prepare this year by reading some Westerns to get in the mood. Generally, that is a type of literature I have avoided, but once you get to where you recognize the names of places and know a llano from a plateau, they are kind of fun." — Jan Glidewell; Hippies, Cowboys Good for the Heart; St. Petersburg Times (Florida); Jun 8, 2009.


Witch-hazel (Hamamelis, pronounced /ˌhæməˈmiːlɪs/)^[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, with three species in North America (H. ovalis,^[2] H. virginiana and H. vernalis), and one each in Japan (H. japonica) and China (H. mollis). The North American species are sometimes called winterbloom.
n.

1. Any of several deciduous shrubs or small trees of the genus Hamamelis, especially H. virginiana, of eastern North America, having yellow flowers that bloom in late autumn or winter.
2. An alcoholic solution containing an extract of the bark and leaves of this plant, applied externally as a mild astringent.

[Alteration of obsolete wych, wych elm; see wych elm + HAZEL.]