ASTRICTING
Verb
astricting
present participle of astrict
Source: Wiktionary
ASTRICT
As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Astricting.] Etym: [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)
Definition: To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See
Astriction, 4. Burrill.
As*trict", a.
Definition: Concise; contracted. [Obs.] Weever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition