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"Straitjacket" Definition
Word Fact:
Straitjackets were originally called strait-waistcoats.
Straitjackets were originally called strait-waistcoats.
noun
A long-sleeved jacketlike garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent patient or prisoner.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Something that restricts, hinders, or confines: the straitjacket of bureaucratic paperwork.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Something that restricts or confines like a straitjacket.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-transitive
To restrain, restrict, or hinder by or as if by confining in a straitjacket.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To confine in or as if in a straitjacket.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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