单词 | restrict |
释义 | † restrictadj. Obsolete. 1. As past participle. Of blood: staunched. rare. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 63 Wherfor, þe blode restricte [?c1425 Paris when þe blood is staunched; L. restricto sanguine], it bihoueþ in incarnyng for to take indicacionz of hem as it shal be said. 2. Limited; restrictive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 strait-laced1549 scant1556 circumcised1561 contract1561 restrained1578 determinate1586 limited1590 restrict1597 strict1597 confined1605 determineda1616 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 conscribed1654 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 straiteneda1665 unabsolute1694 stinted1710 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 special1815 municipal1856 fine-cut1894 stingy1927 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xv. 330 The aunsweres of God are neither so sparing and restrict as the first, leaving the soule in manner as doubtfull and perplexed as hee founde it by grauntinge to little. 1614 W. Camden Remaines (rev. ed.) 178 Hitherto of Armes in the generall signification, now somewhat of them in the restrict signification. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel vi. 232 Which Time of the End here has a more restrict signification. 1753 I. Priest Vol. Serm. on 10 Subj. ii. 41 If we take this Word Righteousness in its more restrict and limited Conception, it signifies no more than our Duty to our Neighbour only. 1880 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. 31 July 86/2 In the thirteen following sections ‘person’ is used in a restrict sense. 3. Of a person: strict. ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [adjective] cruelc1230 straitc1430 closea1466 district1526 hard1577 obstrictc1600 strict1603 restricta1617 uninclining1794 tight1872 headmistressy1972 a1617 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 380 Therfor suld the chekker be also chosen of trew restrik men, be the princes foirsicht. 1623 T. Gataker Ioy of Iust 104 Men..in some one or two things demeaning themselues as exceedingly restrict, but in many others, or the most things againe as remisse. Compounds restrict line n. [compare French †restraint , noun (1638 in this sense: see restraint n.)] Palmistry rare the line separating the hand from the arm; = discriminal adj. 1.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > arm > [noun] > forearm > wrist > part of restrict line1676 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > palmistry > [noun] > mark on the hand > line crossing wrist restrict line1676 bracelet1883 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Restrict (or discriminal) line, separating the hand from the arm. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Restrict Line (in Chiromancy) is that which distinguisheth, and separates the hand from the arm, either by a simple or double transcursion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). restrictv. 1. a. transitive. To limit (a person or thing); to confine to or within certain limits. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] thringc1250 restrain1384 bound1393 abounda1398 limita1398 pincha1450 pin?a1475 prescribec1485 define1513 coarcta1529 circumscribe1529 restrict1535 conclude1548 limitate1563 stint1567 chamber1568 contract1570 crampern1577 contain1578 finish1587 pound1589 confine1597 terminate1602 noosec1604 border1608 constrain1614 coarctate1624 butta1631 to fasten down1694 crimp1747 bourn1807 to box in1845 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] thringc1250 circumscrivec1374 arta1382 bound1393 limita1398 restrainc1405 pincha1450 restringe1525 coarcta1529 circumscribe1529 restrict1535 conclude1548 narrow?1548 limitate1563 stint1567 chamber1568 contract1570 crampern1577 contain1578 finish1587 conscribe1588 pound1589 confine1597 border1608 circumcise1613 constrain1614 coarctate1624 butta1631 prescribe1688 pin1738 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] > to or within something tinec1430 naila1522 restrict1535 conclude1548 strait1581 astrict1588 retract1713 pin1718 thirl1864 1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 3813 Verteous men that labours with thair hands, Resonabillie restrictit with sic bands, That thay do service. 1536 in J. M. Webster & A. A. M. Duncan Regality of Dunfermline Court Bk. (1953) 131 At thai schaw relevently..quhat thai ar restrikit to the office of dempstary be ressone of service of said bell. 1570 J. Foxe tr. M. Luther in Actes & Monuments (rev. ed.) II. 1474/1 Neither should we haue any more wherwith to vexe them with confessions, cases reserued, restricted, or ampliated for our gayne. 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 238 Then the former Act..was in vigour, and so the Lords could not restrict the annualrent to six [per cent], against an expresse Law. 1684 in J. Gilmour & D. Falconer Coll. Decis. Lords of Council (1701) ii. 57 The Lords..may restrict the creditor to possess such lands as they think fit. 1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments vi. 99 In the Enumeration of Constitutions..there is not one that can be limited and restricted by such a Distinction. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. iii. ii. 469 The common law of England..is said to abhor perpetuities, and they are accordingly more restricted there than in any other European monarchy. View more context for this quotation 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. viii. 309 God himself is yet restricted in the exercise of his compassion. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §1. 351 The power of preaching was restricted by the issue of licences only to the friends of the Primate. 1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life vi. 224 Take a narrow branch of some scientific study, and restrict yourself to that. 1971 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 4 Dec. 13/1 Anglican bishops..are accused of defying the Government by wanting to offer help to people banned or restricted under the Terrorism Act. 1989 P. Dally Elizabeth Barrett Browning ix. 101 Heavy, green damask curtains hung at the windows and restricted the light. 2007 U. Libbrecht Within Four Seas iv. 54 The 'lower' the level of culture, the more it is restricted within its sphere of influence. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > bind with cord, string, or tie > tie up to tie up1530 uptie1590 restrict1824 1824 J. H. Wiffen tr. T. Tasso Jerusalem Delivered xvi. xxiii Gathering up..Her hair, restricting each resplendent tress. 2. a. transitive. To prohibit or prevent from. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > prohibition > prohibit [verb (transitive)] forwarnc893 warnc893 forbidOE forhightc1315 defendc1325 forfend1382 dischargec1450 prohibit?a1475 bidc1475 withsay1484 fenda1500 abara1504 prohibit1526 debara1529 forbodec1540 exempt1553 forspeak1565 disbar1567 forsay1579 enjoin1589 abjudicate1602 countermanda1616 forjudge1675 restrict1766 oppose1814 fen1823 embargo1824 nix1903 ixnay1937 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. v. 57 Tho' restricted from flesh meals by the rules of their order, they are allowed to eat wild duck and teal, as a species of fish. 1794 J. Clark Gen. View Agric. Hereford Introd. 43 It would be proper to restrict their tenantry from planting their orchard trees on apple-stocks. 1835 Penny Cycl. III. 381/1 The act of 1797, which restricted the Bank from making payments in gold. 1855 Which: Right, or Left? xxviii. 462 Don't say too much, to frighten me, nor yet too little, to restrict yourself from operating with a free hand! 1914 P. F. Martin Maximilian in Mexico xxi. 259 They viewed with..consternation any enactment which restricted them from continuing so profitable a method of enriching themselves. 1989 P. Mailloux Hesitation before Birth viii. 125 He probably had to assure the Institute that his Jewishness would not restrict him from working on Saturday. 2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane iv. 83 The Irish..were discriminated against for their Catholic faith and restricted from doing all but the most menial jobs. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep from knowledge [verb (transitive)] heeleOE dernc893 mitheeOE wryOE buryc1175 hidec1200 dilla1300 laina1375 keepa1382 wrapa1382 cover1382 conceala1393 curea1400 shroud1412 veilc1460 smorec1480 cele1484 suppress1533 wrap1560 smoulder1571 squat1577 muffle1582 estrange1611 screen1621 lock1646 umbrage1675 reserve1719 restrict1802 hugger-mugger1803 mask1841 ward1881 thimblerig1899 marzipan1974 1802 E. Parsons Myst. Visit I. 38 It is a very bad compliment paid to your wife, that this secret business of your's should be restricted from her knowledge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1425v.1535 |
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