\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. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict
   lands. See {Astriction}, 4. --Burrill.

\As*trict"\, a.
Concise; contracted. [Obs.] --Weever.