Stricture
- Stricture
- Stricture Stric"ture, n. [L. strictura a contraction, from
stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See
{Strict}.]
1. Strictness. [Obs.]
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A man of stricture and firm abstinence. --Shak.
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2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure.
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[I have] given myself the liberty of these
strictures by way of reflection on all and every
passage. --Hammond.
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4. (Med.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of
the body. Cf. {Organic stricture}, and {Spasmodic
stricture}, under {Organic}, and {Spasmodic}. --Arbuthnot.
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stricture — n. a stricture against, on * * * [ strɪktʃə] on a stricture against … Combinatory dictionary
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