Strait-waistcoat
1Strait-waistcoat — Strait waist coat, n. Same as {Strait jacket}. [1913 Webster] …
2strait waistcoat — strait waistcoat, Especially British. straitjacket …
3strait-waistcoat — n. Strait jacket …
4strait-waistcoat — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun Usage: chiefly Brit : straitjacket …
5strait-jacket — (n.) also straitjacket, 1814, from STRAIT (Cf. strait) + JACKET (Cf. jacket); earlier in same sense was strait waistcoat (1753) …
6strait-jacket — n. Strait waistcoat …
7Straitjacket — A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with overlong sleeves. The ends of these can be tied to the back of the wearer, so that the arms are kept close to the chest with possibility of only little movement. Although straitjacket is the… …
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10straitjacket — 1. noun a) A jacket like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others. [I]f we… …
