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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Astriction \As*tric"tion\, n. [L. astrictio.]
1. The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.
--Milton.
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2. (Med.)
(a) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of
an astringent substance on the animal economy.
--Dunglison.
(b) Constipation. --Arbuthnot.
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3. Astringency. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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4. (Scots Law) An obligation to have the grain growing on
certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a
toll. --Bell.
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Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.
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