a. [ L. angustus. See Anguish. ] Narrow; strait. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. angustatus, p. p. of angustare to make narrow. ] Narrowed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
See Angostura bark. [ 1913 Webster ]