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STRAIT-LACED
\stɹˈe͡ɪtlˈe͡ɪst], \stɹˈeɪtlˈeɪst], \s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_l_ˈeɪ_s_t]\
Definitions of STRAIT-LACED
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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Restricted
;
stiff
;
constrained
.
2010
- New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software
Laced
tightly
with
stays
;
rigid
in
opinion
.
1894
- The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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