Astrict
Astrict ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Latin astrictus, past participle of astringere. See Astringe.]
1.
To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.
2.
To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [Rare]
The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought.
3.
Astrict , adjective
Concise; contracted. [Obsolete] — Weever