Astriction

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Astriction \As*tric"tion\, n. [L. astrictio.]
     1. The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.
        --Milton.
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     2. (Med.)


        (a) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of
            an astringent substance on the animal economy.
            --Dunglison.
        (b) Constipation. --Arbuthnot.
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     3. Astringency. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     4. (Scots Law) An obligation to have the grain growing on
        certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a
        toll. --Bell.
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     Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.
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