astrict

Verb (usu participle)

as=trict

CIDE DICTIONARY

astrict, v. t. [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See Astringe.].

To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract. [1913 Webster]
"The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted." [1913 Webster]
To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [1913 Webster]
"The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought." [1913 Webster]
To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill. [1913 Webster]

astrict, a.

Concise; contracted. Weever. [1913 Webster]