- 1. n. Strictness. Source: opted
- 2. n. A stroke; a glance; a touch. Source: opted
- 3. n. A touch of adverse criticism; censure. Source: opted
- 4. n. A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic. Source: opted
- 5. n. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway Source: wordnet
- 6. n. severe criticism Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. Strictness. [Obs.] A man of stricture and firm abstinence. Shak. 2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale. 3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure. [I have] given myself the liberty of these strictures by way of reflection on all and every passage. Hammond. 4. (Med.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic. Arbuthnot. Source: webster
- 8. A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf.Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, andSpasmodic. Arbuthnot. Source: adambom
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