Definition of contracted

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Contracted (a.) Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun..

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Subcontractor :: Subcontracted (a.) Betrothed for the second time.
Last :: Last (3d pers. sing. pres.) of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth..
Moderation :: Moderation (n.) The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.
Lixt :: Lixt () 2d pers. sing. pres. of Lige, to lie, to tell lies, -- contracted for ligest..
Stomatopod :: Stomatoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed..
Narrowly :: Narrowly (adv.) Without much extent; contractedly.
Trace :: Trace (v. t.) A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr..
Revestiary :: Revestiary (n.) The apartment, in a church or temple, where the vestments, etc., are kept; -- now contracted into vestry..
Extreme :: Extreme (a.) Extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth..
Hoofbound :: Hoofbound (a.) Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness..
Coronis :: Coronis (n.) In Greek grammar, a sign ['] sometimes placed over a contracted syllable..
Rist :: Rist () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Rise, contracted from riseth..
Ditto :: Ditto (n.) The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to do., or to two turned commas (), or small marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition..
Swown :: 'Swounds (interj.) An exclamation contracted from God's wounds; -- used as an oath.
Throat :: Throat (n.) A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase..
Hire :: Hire (n.) A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward..
Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die..
Stipulation :: Stipulation (n.) That which is stipulated, or agreed upon; that which is definitely arranged or contracted; an agreement; a covenant; a contract or bargain; also, any particular article, item, or condition, in a mutual agreement; as, the stipulations of the allied powers to furnish each his contingent of troops..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views..
Where''er :: Where'er (adv.) Wherever; -- a contracted and poetical form.
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