n. [ L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See Strict. ] 1. Strictness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] A man of stricture and firm abstinence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure. [ 1913 Webster ] [ I have ] given myself the liberty of these strictures by way of reflection on all and every passage. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Med.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ] | 