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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
--Arbuthnot.
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2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]
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The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or
forms of thought. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict
lands. See {Astriction}, 4. --Burrill.
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