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The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted. Line of striction (Geom.), the line on a skew surface that cuts each generator in that point of it that is nearest to the succeeding generator.

The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation. Milton.

f being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. A constriction of the parts inservient to speech. Grew.

Sudden display; flash; glitter. [R.] A smile . . . breaks out with the brightest distriction. Collier.

The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [R.] Milton.

Obstruction, dimness, or defect of sight. [Obs.] Milton.

tate of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds. This is to have the same restriction with all other recreations,that it be made a divertisement. Giv. of Tonque.

Restrictive. [R.]

See Astrict, and Astriction.

Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.

Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.

of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.

To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill.

holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar).

A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel, under restrictions imposed by a caution card or the like.

A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc.

onnected; -- applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction. Coarctate pupa (Zoöl.), a pupa closely covered by the old larval skin, as in most Diptera.

owed by the Milan decree, issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec. 17, 1807, imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be lawful prize.

Limitation; restriction. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

self would . . . be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality. Burke. This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious metals. Walsh.