STRAIT-LACE


Meaning of STRAIT-LACE in English

/strayt"lays'/ , v.t., strait-laced, strait-lacing .

to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces.

[ 1630-40; back formation from STRAIT-LACED ]

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