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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Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.
Contracted :: Contracted (a.) Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace..
Extreme :: Extreme (a.) Extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open..
Narrow :: Narrow (n.) A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor..
Hoofbound :: Hoofbound (a.) Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness..
Contracted :: Contracted (a.) Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun..
Circumflex :: Circumflex (n.) A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or /]; and in Latin and some other languages, denoting a long and contracted syllable, marked [/ or ^]. See Accent, n., 2..
Swown :: 'Swounds (interj.) An exclamation contracted from God's wounds; -- used as an oath.
Contractedness :: Contractedness (n.) The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness; selfishness.
Rit :: Rit () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Ride, contracted from rideth..
Astrict :: Astrict (a.) Concise; contracted.
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views..
Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e..
Stomatopod :: Stomatoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed..
Coronis :: Coronis (n.) In Greek grammar, a sign ['] sometimes placed over a contracted syllable..
Subcontractor :: Subcontracted (a.) Betrothed for the second time.
Mistress :: Mistress (n.) A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the contracted forms, Mrs., for a married, and Miss, for an unmarried, woman..
Hire :: Hire (n.) The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay..
Open :: Open (a.) Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect..
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