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astricted |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Astrict \As*trict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astricted}; p. pr & vb n. {Astricting}.] [L. astrictus p. p. of astringere. See {Astringe}.] 1. To bind up to confine; to constrict; to contract. The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted. --Arbuthnot. 2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.] 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. --Burrill.
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