Stricture

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  • noun. A restraint, limit, or restriction.
  • noun. An abnormal narrowing of a bodily duct or passage.
  • noun. An adverse remark or criticism.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A drawing tight; contraction; compression; binding.
  • noun. In pathology, a morbid contraction of some mucous canal or duct of the body, as the esophagus, intestine, urethra, or vagina.
  • noun. Strictness.
  • noun. Sharp criticism; critical remark; censure.
  • noun. Mark; trace; evidence; sign.
  • noun. See the adjectives. (See also bridle-stricture.)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Strictness.
  • noun. A stroke; a glance; a touch.
  • noun. A touch of adverse criticism; censure.
  • noun. A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A rule restricting behaviour or action.
  • noun. A sternly critical remark or review.
  • noun. Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.
  • noun. strictness
  • noun. A stroke; a glance; a touch.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
  • noun. severe criticism
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    "The same stricture is applicable to those who define God to be mere Being;"
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