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. ScotsLaw
To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4.
Burrill.
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As*trict", a.
Concise; contracted.
[Obs.]
Weever.
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