rēstringo — Lewis & Short
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.