·noun Astringency.
II. Astriction ·noun Constipation.
III. Astriction ·noun The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.
IV. Astriction ·noun A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.
V. Astriction ·noun An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll.