STRAITJACKET


Meaning of STRAITJACKET in English

I. noun

also straight·jack·et ˈstrāt-ˌja-kət

Date: 1814

1. : a cover or overgarment of strong material (as canvas) used to bind the body and especially the arms closely in restraining a violent prisoner or patient

2. : something that restricts or confines like a straitjacket

II. transitive verb

also straightjacket

Date: 1863

: to confine in or as if in a straitjacket

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.