01 n. Strictness.
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1.
Strictness.[Obs.]“A man of stricture and firm abstinence.” — Shak.
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2.
A stroke; a glance; a touch.[Obs.]
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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.
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4.
A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic.(Med.) See: Organic, Spasmodic