Astrict
v. t.
1.
To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
[
imp. & p. p.
Astricted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Astricting
.]
The solid parts were to be relaxed or
astricted
.
- Arbuthnot.
2.
To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
The mind is
astricted
to certain necessary modes or forms of thought.
- Sir W. Hamilton.
3.
(Scots Law)
To restrict the tenure of;
as, to
astrict
lands
. See
Astriction
, 4.
a.
1.
Concise; contracted.
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