constringency
(kənˈstrɪndʒənsɪ)
[f. next: see -ency.]
The quality of being constringent.
| 1691 E. Taylor tr. Behmen's Theos. Philos. 61 Constringency, or Violence of Attraction. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor Casterbr. I. xxiii. 299 That Hyperborean crispness, constringency, and charm, as of a well-braced musical instrument. |