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(v. a.P. a.P. a.adj.) : rēstringo, inxi, ictum, 3, v. a.
* To draw back tightly; to bind back, bind fast, tighten, etc. (in the verb. finit. not anteAug., but in the P. a. class.; syn. religo).
* Lit.: laevam,Quint. 11, 3, 131: restrictis ad terga manibus,Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 93: manus,Petr. 73, 4: lacertos,Hor. C. 3, 5, 35; cf.: restringitur vinculis,Tac. A. 14, 64; and: si manus manicis restringantur,App. Flor. 17, p. 357, 29; cf. also: Prometheus quondam silici restrictus membra catenā,Cat. 64, 297: vinclo fasciae in modum laquei restricto,Tac. A. 15, 57.
* To draw back, unfasten, unclose, open (rare): dentes restringere,to show the teeth,Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 26.— Of dogs: rabie restrictā minari,Lucr. 5, 1065: restrictis forte si labellis riseris, App. poët. Mag. p. 277: restrictis labris,Quint. Decl. 12, 27. — Hence, rēstrictus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), bound fast, bound up, tight, close.
* Lit.: togis neque restrictis neque fusis,Suet. Aug. 73: alvus,i. e. costive,Ser. Samm. 28, 519.— Comp.. restrictiores digiti (pedum), i. e. shorter, Suet. Dom. 18.
* Trop.
* Close, niggardly, stingy (cf.: parcus, tenax): in aliquo esse restrictus,Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62; id. Att. 10, 11, 2; id. Planc. 22, 54.— Comp., Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 8.
* Moderate, modest: an restrictius arbitraris per orbem terrarum legendum dare memoriam suam, quam, etc.,Plin. Ep. 9, 19, 6.
* Strict, stern, rigorous, severe, stringent: summum imperium non restrictum nec perseverum volunt,Tac. A. 15, 48.—Comp.: judicatio,App. Flor. p. 364, 39.— Sup.: restrictissimis regulis, Cod. 1, 17 (2), 10.— Adv.: rēstrictē.
* Closely, sparingly: facere (with parce),Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 42: vivere,Nazar. Pan. Constant. 15. — Comp.: restrictius uti rebus praetereuntibus,Aug. Doctr. Chr. 3, 12.— Sup.: restrictissime facere (opp. plenissime),Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 13.
* Strictly, exactly, precisely: cetera non tam restricte praefinio,Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45: restricte tenent illud nomen (sapientium),id. Rep. 3, 4, 7: observare, ne plus reddat quam acceperit,id. Lael. 16, 58. — Sup. of the adj. prob. not found.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary