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Webster 1913 Edition

Strait-laced

Strait′-lacedˊ

,
Adj.
1.
Bound with stays.
Let nature have scope to fashion the body as she thinks best; we have few well-shaped that are
strait-laced
.
Locke.
2.
Restricted; stiff; constrained.
[R.]
Fuller.
3.
Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.

Webster 1828 Edition

Strait-laced

STRAIT-LACED

,
Adj.
[strait and lace.]
1.
Griped with stays.
We have few well-shaped that are strait-laced.
2.
Stiff; constrained. Hence,
3.
Rigid in opinion; strict.

Definition 2024

strait-laced

strait-laced

See also: straitlaced

English

Adjective

strait-laced ‎(comparative more strait-laced, superlative most strait-laced)

  1. Alternative spelling of straight-laced
  2. Bound with stays.
    • John Locke
      Let nature have scope to fashion the body as she thinks best; we have few well-shaped that are strait-laced.

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