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astrlctiveness 
cation, the third suborder of the order Maclre- astragaloscaphoid (as-trag'Vlo-skaf 'oid), a. 
poraria. The technical characters are: polyps mostly [< astragalus + scaphoid.'] Pertaining to both 
compound, either by flssiparity or various modes of buil- the astragalus and the scaphoid or navicular 
ding; tentacles usually well developed, long, subcylmdri- i )onp . (.omipotinf thep two hm P- n rlin 111 
(id, limited in numher, in multiples of six, encircling the ' . "? Wese two Dones . as, me OS- 
disk ; the coral mural, septal, and endothecal, with yerti- tragalosciijilioid ligament. 
both the 
.Stiflj>lw/-/<(>r. Also written Atttreacea. 
astraean (as-tre'an), a. 1. See astrean. 2. 
Pertaining to or resembling the genus Astrcea. 
Imbedded in the base of this cliff of coral limestone 
were two dome-ahaped masses of Astrcean coral. 
Triinx. A'u//. A'oc. Ellin., XXXII. 558. 
astraeid (as-tre'id), a. and n. 
astraiaii, -. 
The large astraiid and brain corals imbedded in the up- 
per portion of the cliff-face were only half the size of those 
imbedded some 15 or 20 feet below. 
Trans. Roy. Sac. JSdin., XXXII. 551. 
II. n. A coral of the family AstraAdw, 
Astraeidae (as-tre'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Astrwa 
+ -ida:] A family of aporose scleroderma- 
tous stone-corals, of the order Sclerodermata, 
class Actinosoa; the star-corals: so called from 
the radiated or star-like arrangement of their 
tentacles. The family is a large and important one, 
containing several genera, the animals of which largely 
contribute to the formation of coral reefs. Its limits 
vary with different authors. Also spelled Astreidoe. 
astraeifprm (as-tre'i-f6rm), . [< NL. Astrcea 
+ L. forma, form.] Resembling a star-coral; 
having the characters of the Astraiidai or star- 
corals: as, "astr&iform in shape," Encyc. Brit., 
VI. 383. 
astragal (as'tra-gal), n. [< astragalus, q. v.] 
1 . In arch. : (a) A small convex molding cut 
into the form of a 
string of beads, used 
in classical architec- 
ture, especially in 
connection with the 
egg-and-dart mold- 
ing and between the 
faces of different pro- 
jection of Ionic and 
Corinthian epistyle 
and coffering beams. (6) A small plain convex 
articulation. 
astragal-plane (as'tra-gal-plan), n. Injoinn-y, 
a bench-plane of the Shape necessary to form 
astragals. 
astragal-tool (as ' tra-gal-tb'l), . A turning- 
chisel with a concave face for cutting astragals. 
I. a. Same as astragalus (as-trag'a-lus), .; pi. astragali 
(-1J). [L., < Or. aoTpaya'Arx;, one of the ver- 
tebrae, the ball of the ankle-joint, a die, an 
architectural molding, a leguminous plant; 
ated tail, like a magpie's, paired lateral crests 
on the head, and the whole plumage brilliantly 
iridescent. A. nii/rx, or A. rmlarit, is the paradise-pic, 
also known as the incomparable. 
astraughtt (as-tnif), p. a. [Substituted for 
distraught, q. v.] Distracted; distraught; 
aghast. Golding. 
uxtragalolibial astraunget (as-tranj'), r. t. An old form of 
estrange. 
astrayt (a-stra'), v. i. [< ME. astraien, only in 
pp. astrdied (after OF. estraie, estraye, whence 
also appar. the ME. adj.: see astray, a.), or by 
apheresis straicn (> E. stray), < OF. estraier, 
stray, prob. = Pr. cstraguar, < late ML. extra ra- 
garc, < L. extra, without, out, + vagarc, wander : 
see ejctrar.agant. See estray and stray, which 
are doublets of astray.'] To go out of the right 
way; go astray; stray. 
prob. from same root as bartov, a bone. Of. astray (a-stra'), adv. and a. [< ME. astray, 
osteo-.'] 1. In anat., the tibiale, or innermost 
one of the proximal row of tarsal bones, in 
mammals it articulates with the tibia and enter* into tin- 
tibiotarsul or ankle-joint; in birds it is ankylosed with 
the tibia, forming more or less of the tibial condyles, and 
entering into the mediotarsal or so-called tibionu-t.it ai >al 
joint or heel-joint. In man and some other mammals it 
is known as the talus, huckle-bone, ankle-bone, or sling- 
bone, being the uppermost bone of the tarsus, and chiefly 
or entirely receiving the weight of the body, in so far as 
this is borne upon the foot or hind foot. See cuts under 
Drointeux, foot, and Aocifcl. 
2. leap.} [NL.] A very large genus of plants, 
natural order Lcguininoso!, mostly low herbs, 
found in all parts of the world except Austra- 
lia and South Africa. Over 1,000 species are known 
in the old world, and about 200 in North America, chiefly 
west of the Mississippi. Very few are of any value. A. 
tragacanth of commerce. Some of the same species also early mod. 
yield a sort of manni 
astraye (also, and earlier in recorded 
date, by expansion and adaptation, o strai, 
on stray, on Hie straye; mod. E. as if a 3 + 
stray), also astrayey, < OF. estraie, estraye, 
strayed (cf. ME. astraied), pp. of estraier, es- 
tra//cr, go astray: see astray, v. The word is 
thus orig. a p. a., later assimilated to the form 
of a prep. phr. like asleep, etc. Cf. alight^ and 
aslope.] Out of the right way or proper place, 
either literally or figuratively ; wandering. 
Thou Shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go 
astray, and hide thyself from them. Dent. xxii. 1. 
The guides would purposely lead the Castilians astray, 
and involve them in morasses. Bancroft, Hist. U. S., 1.42. 
With eyes astray, she told mechanic beads. 
iMin-ll, Cathedral. 
r coffee, 
as loc< 
3. dial, aitster, in austerland, q. v., 
!. astire, "asters, < ME. "astre, < OF. 
A. Battimi is cultivated in some astre, aistre ( MLj astrum), mod. F. dire, a 
hearth; origin unknown.] A hearth; 
. 
parts of Europe for its seeds, which are used as a substitute 
for 
flee. In the United States several species are known /"" 
oweed, and are poisonous to animals eating them. AStrea, " i ie AStraxt. 
in (a-stran'), prep. phr. as adv. or a. [< 3 astrean (as-tre'an), a. 
rain.~\ On the strain: strainine. aorpa/of. pertaining to a 
Astragal in Greek Architecture. 
astrain (a-stran 
+ strain"'] On , . 
astrakhan (as'tra-kan). n. [< Astrakhan (Russ. 
Astralchanu), a city and government (province) 
of Russia.] 1. A name given to skins with a 
curled wool (the pelts of young lambs) obtained 
from Astrakhan in European Russia. 2. A 
molding, usually with a fillet beneath it, some- rough fabric with a long and closely curled pile 
times between two fillets, used between the in imitation of the fur. 
capital and the shaft of classic orders, except astrakhanite (as'tra-kau-it), n. 
the Greek Doric, and in many other positions + -ite^.~\ A variety of blodite 
in classic, medieval, and later styles. "-- * ' ' 
[< L. "astrceus, < Gr. 
pertaining to a star, < aarpov, a star.] 
Of or belonging to the stars. Also spelled as- 
traian. [Rare.] 
Every Star in Heaven is coloniz'd and replenish'd with 
Astrean Inhabitants. Howell, Letters, iii. 9. 
astreated (as'tre-a-ted), p. a. [< LL. as if 
*astreatus,pp. of'*astreare, onlyinppr. astreans, 
gleam like a star, < astrum, a star : see astral.] 
Burnished with star-like ornaments. Imp. Diet. 
,-,. , ,, M.OVAWA ^">3 <**/, Jiv* . l\ J-J4J. uolllttts, \ J-J. Ainu n I t_ 1 ml }i__ (H UyiTVtOUff, 
loldmg encircling a cannon near the mouth: astrum, a star, < Gr. Aarpov, a star, a constella- Astrelata (as-trel'a-ta), . See (Estrelata. 
not present on modern guns -3 In carp., one tion, < iurri,p, a star, == E. star: see asterl and astrict (as-trikf), v. f. [< L. astrictm, pp. of 
the rabbeted bars which hold the panes of a star.1 I. a. 1. Belonging to the stars ; starry, astringere, draw close : see MMNM.1 If. To 
[< Astraktiftn 
., ._ from the salt Astreidae, n. pi. See Astrmda;. 
bee cut lakes of Astrakhan. astrelabiet, n. One of various Middle Eng- 
lurnn. Also called lead. 2 A convex astral (as'tral), a. and . [< LL. astralis, < L. lish spellings of astrolabe. 
ing encircling a cannon near the mouth: astrum, a star. < Gr. &OTOOV. a star, a constella- Astrekta fns-tr fi l' fl ,-t,H.V . See (Estrelata. 
astrictus, 
astringe.'] 
Astral showers covered the heavens. bind fast ; confine. Hall. 2. In Scots law, 
Palsgrave, Norm, and Eng., III. 331. (N. E. D.) to limit. See astriction, 3. 3. To constrict ; 
2. Specifically, in theosophy, an epithet descrip- contract. [Rare.] 
The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted. 
. , Arbuthnot, Aliments. 
. biogenic Astral body, in theosoph,/, a living 4. To constrain ; restrict. [Rare.] 
ssgsaaaw i mL*zz& ^^ * -^ $ sj^ ,<*' T r 
- Astral lamp, a lamp with an annular reservoir for oil &lr * ' " a '"> tto , Metaph. , xl. 
which is connected with the wick-tube by two small tubes. Formerly also adgtrict. 
Inese tubes offer the only obstruction to the passage of 
all rays which fall between the reservoir and the stem of 
the lamp-stand, the shadow cast by lamps of the ordinary 
window. 4. In anat., the astragalus. 
astragalar (as-trag'a-ljir), a. [(astragalus + 
-ar.] Pertaining to the astragalus. 
astragali, n. Plural of astragalus. 
Astragalinus (as-trag-a-li'nus), n. [NL., < as- 
tragalus + -HIM*.] An old and disused name of 
some European siskin, linnet, or thistle-bird. 
In 1851 it was used by J. Cabanis as a genus name of the 
American goldfinches, such as A. trintia, the common gold- 
finch or thistle-bird of the United States, A. pialtria, the 
Arkansas goldfinch, etc. 
astragalocalcanea, . Plural of-astragaloeal- 
caneum. 
astragalocalcaneal(as-trag"a-16-kal-ka'ne-al), 
a. Pertaining to the astragalocalcaneum! 
astragalocalcaneum (as-trag"a-16-kal-ka'ne- 
- . 1 . , ./( r- r 
[< L. aslrictus, pp. : see 
r F f ,,.....,, j - Brought into small compass ; corn- 
construction being thus in great measure avoided As- pendious ; concise. 
tral spirits, spirits believed, in the middle ages, to jico- astricted (as-trik'ted), p. a. Restricted. See 
l, n,?i P"^ A The y. w , ereval - 10 " 8l y connived as fallen an- astriction. 3. Formfirlv also a/kn>fe/I 
gels, souls of departed men, or spirit* originating 
astriction, 3. Formerly also adstricted. 
isiragaiocaicaneum (as-trag"a-lo-kal-ka'ne- feu, souls of departed men, or spirits originating in fire '"." '.""> * .,,?"* ~ " """" " 
um), . ; pi. astragalocalcanea (-ii) K astraaa- and nov ering between heaven and earth, and between astriction (as-tnk shon), n. [< L. astnctw(n-), 
lus + calcaneum.-] A bone of the tarsus repre- ear $ and ''T 611 ',, a P ower of contracting, < astringere, pp. asfric- 
senting both the astragalus and the calcaneum ' n ~ tlieosophy, an astral form or body. tits, contract: see astringe.'] If. Restriction; 
sentiug both the astragalus and the calcaneum, 
as in lizards and birds. It is supposed also to include 
the naviculare, in some cases at least, and thus to repre- 
perfectly distinct, extended transversely, but little back' 
ward and movably articulated with the tibia, fibula, and 
distal tarsal bones. 
Two or more astralu will make this journey together. 
A. 1'. Sinnett. 
hr. as adv. or a. [< 
(a-strand'), prep. 
a + strand.] Stranded. 
. 
astragalOld (as-trag'a-loid), a. [< astragalus 
+ -oid.~] In anat., of or pertaining to the as- 
tragalus. 
The tall ship, whose lofty prore 
Snall neve / B ^ m the bi n ow 's < In e ore , 
Deserted by her gallant band, 
Amid tne Breakers lies astrand. 
Scott, L. of the L., vt. 13. 
astragalpmancy (as-trag'a-lo-rnan-si), n. [< astranget, r. t. An old spelling of estrange. 
Gr. aorpd-yafof, a die, + pavreia, divination; cf. Astrapaeus (as-tra-pe'us), n. [NL., < Gr. aa- 
aaTpayaU/rnvTis, a diviner from dice (/idvrtf a r P a ^ alo f, of lightning, < aarpam/, lightning.] A 
diviner, a prophet): see astragalus.'] Divina- 8 enu 8 of brachelytrous beetles, of the family 
tion by means of huckle-bones or dice. StapliylinicUe. 
astragalonavicular(as-trag*a-16-na-vik'u-lar), astraphobia (as-tra-fo'bi-a), n. [NL., < Gr. 
a. and n. [< astragalus + navicular.'] I. a. "An aarpairri, var. of aorepoTrq, aTepoiri/, thunder and 
epithet descriptive of a tarsal bone of some rep- Kg&tlllngi + -<t>pia, < (4<5/3of, fear.] In pathol., 
tiles, as a crocodile, supposed to represent an m rbid dread of thunder and lightning. 
astragalus and a navicular bone combined. Astrapia (as-trap'i-a), n. [NL., < Gr. aarpam 
""* "*""""""'- *'!;--*-: ' - 
obligation. 
Ol marriage he is the author and the witness; yet 
hence will not follow any divine astriction more than 
what is subordinate to the glory of God, and the main 
good of either party. Milton, Divorce, xiii. (Ord MS.). 
2. In med. : (a) The act of binding close or com- 
pressing with ligatures. (6) A contraction of 
parts by applications ; the stopping of hemor- 
rhages, (c) Constipation. 3. In Scots laic, 
the obligation imposed by the servitude of 
thiriage, by which certain lands are restricted 
to the use of a particular mill for the grinding 
of grain. See thiriage. 
Formerly also adstriction. 
astrictive (as-trik'tiv), a. [< L. astrictus, 
pp. (see astrict), + -it-e ; = F. astrictif.'] 1. 
Binding; obligatory. 2. Tending to contract 
or draw together ; astringent; styptic. 
Being sodden, it is astrictive, and will strengthen a weak 
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The tarsus presents, proximally, an attragalo-navicular var- ^ a <""/Mt_ra<of, of lightning, < atTTpajrf?, light- stomach. Holland, tr. of Pliny, x.\. 8. 
"2 Huxley, Anat. Vert., p. 220. ning.] A genus of sturnoid passerine birds of Formerly also adstrictive. 
ii. n. A bone of the tarsus. See I. New Guinea, sometimes located in the family astrictiveness (as-trik'tiv-nes), . [< astrictive 
The distal end of the astragalo-nammlar. Murnidfenextto Manucodia, sometimes refen-ed + -ness.'] The quality of being astrictive 
Huxley, Anat. Vert., p. 221. to the Parudiseida;, having a very long gradu- Formerly also adstrictiveness. 
