a. [ad. L. constrictīv-us (also in 16th c. F. constrictif, Paré), f. constrict- ppl. stem of constringĕre + -IVE.]

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  1.  Of, pertaining to, or characterized by constriction; that tends to compress tightly.

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1578.  Banister, Hist. Man, V. 70. By the constrictiue force it vseth … it doth complect the whole.

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1655.  H. More, Antid. Ath. (1662), 185. If a Spirit use his Agitative power moderately and his Constrictive forcibly enough to feel solid or palpable to that man or woman.

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1844.  T. J. Graham, Dom. Med., 277. This [Breast-pang] is an acute constrictive pain about the breast-bone.

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1889.  Pall Mall G., 26 Sept., 7/2. Neither the boa nor the anaconda is venomous, but their constrictive powers render them terrible adversaries.

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  2.  = CONSTRINGENT.

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1533.  Elyot, Cast. Helthe (1541), 26 b. Medlars ar cold and dry, and constrictife or straininge the stomake.

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1656.  in Blount, Glossogr.

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1882.  Syd. Soc. Lex., Constrictive, capable of binding together; styptic; astringent.

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