astriction

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Synonyms: striction, abstriction, adstriction, attrition, restriction, abstraction, attraction, striation, ascription, distriction, obstriction

Antonyms: striction, abstriction, adstriction, attrition, restriction, abstraction, attraction, striation, ascription, distriction, obstriction

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Noun

1. The act of [[bind]]ing; [[restriction]]; [[obligation]].
2. {{lb|en|medicine}} A [[contraction]] of parts by [[application]]s; the action of an [[astringent]] substance.<ref>{{RQ:Dunglison Medical Lexicon}}</ref>
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[constipation]]
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[astringency]]
5. {{lb|en|legal|Scotland|historical}} An [[obligation]] to have the [[grain]] growing on certain lands [[grind|ground]] at a certain [[mill]], the owner paying a [[toll]]. (The lands were said to be ''astricted'' to the mill.)

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