restringo

rēstringo, inxi, ictum, 3, v. a.

I.

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).

A.

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.—

B.

Trop., to restrain, confine, restrict, check, etc. (syn. retineo):

homines ad custodiam pecuniae,

Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 9:

liberalitatem,

Sen. Ben. 1, 4:

sumptus candidatorum ambitūs lege,

Plin. Ep. 6, 19, 4:

delicias frugalitate,

id. ib. 5, 19 fin.:

animum maestitiā,

Tac. A. 16, 16:

morsus phalangiorum,

Plin. 24, 16, 97, § 154 (Jahn, restinguit):

praecipitationem nimbi,

App. Mund. p. 61, 21.—

II.

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.

A.

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.—

B.

Trop.

1.

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.—

2.

Moderate, modest:

an restrictius arbitraris per orbem terrarum legendum dare memoriam suam, quam, etc.,

Plin. Ep. 9, 19, 6.—

3.

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.

a.

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.—

b.

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.