Re*strict"ive*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Restrictive \Re*strict"ive\, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.]
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   1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a
      restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.
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   2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
      [1913 Webster] --{Re*strict"ive*ly}, adv. --
      {Re*strict"ive*ness}, n.
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