English Dictionary: strait-laced | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for strait-laced | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Strait-laced \Strait"-laced`\, a. 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. |