English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Astragalomancy
(n.)
Divination by means of small bones or dice.
Astragalus
(n.)
See Astragal, 1.
Astragalus
(n.)
A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe
Galegeae, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in
English, milk vetch and licorice vetch. Gum tragacanth is obtained from
different oriental species, particularly the A. gummifer and A. verus.
Astragalus
(n.)
The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus
which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
Astrakhan
(n.)
The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the
curled wool of which resembles fur.
Astrakhan
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products;
made of an Astrakhan skin.
Astral
(a.)
Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars;
starry; starlike.
Astrand
(adv. & a.)
Stranded.
Astray
(adv. & a.)
Out of the right, either in a literal or in a
figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray.
Astrict
(a.)
Concise; contracted.
Astrict
(v. t.)
To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See
Astriction, 4.
Astrict
(v. t.)
To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
Astrict
(v. t.)
To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
Astricted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Astrict
Astricting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Astrict
Astriction
(n.)
Astringency.
Astriction
(n.)
A contraction of parts by applications; the action of
an astringent substance on the animal economy.
Astriction
(n.)
An obligation to have the grain growing on certain
lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll.
Astriction
(n.)
Constipation.
Astriction
(n.)
The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.