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