n. [ L. obstringere, obstrictum, to bind to or about. ] The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. obstructio. ]
A popular assembly free from obstruction. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
To die, and go we know not where,
To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an intimate friendship than inequality of fortune. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]
The king expected to meet with all the obstructions and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in his way. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or the policy of obstructing progress. Lond. Lit. World. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who deliberately hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body. --
n. [ L. obstructio. ]
A popular assembly free from obstruction. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
To die, and go we know not where,
To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an intimate friendship than inequality of fortune. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]
The king expected to meet with all the obstructions and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in his way. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or the policy of obstructing progress. Lond. Lit. World. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who deliberately hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body. --