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Astrict
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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. To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Concise; contracted. [Obs.] Weever.