01 a. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun.
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1.
Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun.
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2.
Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views.
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3.
Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.“Inquire me out contracted bachelors.” — Shak.