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  1. imp. & p. p. of Contract
  2. a. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun.
  3. a. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views.
  4. a. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.
  5. adj. reduced in size or pulled together
  6. 1. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun. 2. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views. 3. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace. Inquire me out contracted bachelors. Shak.
  7. j:100 a. reduced in size or pulled together