Part 726

<hw>As*trag"a*lus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. See <er>Astragal</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe <spn>Galege\'91</spn>, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, <i>milk vetch</i> and <i>licorice vetch</i>. Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the <spn>A. gummifer</spn> and <spn>A. verus</spn>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Astragal</er>, <er>1</er>.</def>

<h1>Astrakhan</h1> <Xpage=94>

<hw>As`tra*khan"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.</def></def2>

<h1>Astral</h1> <Xpage=94>

<hw>As"tral</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>astralis</ets>, fr. <ets>astrum</ets> star, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>astral</ets>. See <er>Star</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike.</def>

<blockquote>Shines only with an <b>astral</b> luster. <i>I. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Some <b>astral</b> forms I must invoke by prayer. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Astral lamp</col>, <cd>an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow is cast upon the table by the flattened ring-shaped reservoir in which the oil is contained.</cd> -- <col>Astral spirits</col>, <cd>spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the a\'89rial regions, and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead, or spirits originating in fire.</cd></cs>

<h1>Astrand</h1> <Xpage=94>

<hw>A*strand"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv. & a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>strand</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stranded.</def>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Astray</h1> <Xpage=94>

<hw>A*stray"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv. & a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Estray</er>, <er>Stray</er>.]</ety> <def>Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; <as>as, to lead one <ex>astray</ex></as>.</def>

<blockquote>Ye were as sheep going <b>astray</b>. <i>1 Pet. ii. 25.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Astrict</h1> <Xpage=94>

<hw>As*trict"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Astricted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Astricting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>astrictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>astringere</ets>. See <er>Astringe</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.</def>

<blockquote>The solid parts were to be relaxed or <b>astricted</b>. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The mind is <b>astricted</b> to certain necessary modes or forms of thought. <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To restrict the tenure of; <as>as, to <ex>astrict</ex> lands</as>. See <er>Astriction</er>, <er>4</er>.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Astrict</h1> <Xpage=94>

<hw>As*trict"</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Concise; contracted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Weever.</i>

<h1>Astriction</h1> <Xpage=94>

<hw>As*tric"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>astrictio</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.</def>