perstriction
(pəˈstrɪkʃən)
[ad. L. (post-class.) perstrictiōn-em a rubbing, friction, n. of action f. perstringĕre: see perstringe.]
† 1. The action of perstringing; sharp censure; criticism; stricture. Obs. rare.
| 1681 H. More Exp. Dan. Pref. 67 A free perstriction of the disorders observable in the Reformed Churches. Ibid. ii. 48 There is only a slight perstriction or brief intimation of them. |
2. Surg. An operation for stopping hæmorrhage by compression or tightly drawn ligature of the artery.
| 1893 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |
So † perˈstrictive a. Obs., of the nature of or tending to censure or reprimand.
| 1659 Gauden Tears Ch. iii. xxi. 333 They..make no perstrictive or invective stroke against it. |