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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
Stigmatism is normal vision; astigmatism is a visual defect. straight-laced
Misspelling of strait-laced. ° He's as healthy and straigbtlaced a guy as you'll
meet, and in today'S Society, that is amazing. USE strait-laced. ° Anyone who's
worked in ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
But stigmata carries the strait-laced (= rigidly narrow in moral matters; prudish)
referred ongi- nally, in the 16th century, to a tightly laced corset — strait meaning
"narrow" or "closely fitting." Over time, writers have forgotten the etymology (or
they ...
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Oxford American Desk Dictionary & Thesaurus
strait-laced. strand 765 streamer. stout /stout/ adj. 1 rather fat or heavily built. 2
sturdy and thick. 3 brave and determined. n. a kind of strong, dark beer. dumpy,
corpulent, thickset, burly, tubby, pudgy, zaftig, corn-fed. sturdy, solid, robust,
tough, ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
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Pocket Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
stout. 764. strait-laced. strand 765 streamer ] ploy, device, trick, ruse, plot,
machination,. stout /stout/ adj. 1 rather fat or heavily built. 2 sturdy and thick. 3
brave and determined. n. a kind of strong, dark beer. dumpy, corpulent, thickset,
burly, ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
30 Sophronia. Amerula, begin thy tale. Amerula. There dwelt sometimes in
Phrygia a lady very fair but passing froward, as much marvelled at for beauty as
for peevishness misliked. High she was in the instep, but short in the heel; strait-
laced, ...
John Lyly, G. K. Hunter, David M. Bevington, 2000
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
Strait-laced /strert'leist/ adjective Someone described as strait-laced has strict,
often old-fashioned, ideas about morals: She was shy and strait-laced so it's
perhaps surprising she chose a career in films, [same as prudish, puritanical]
Strand ...
She was strait laced. However, she was not strait laced, nor did she want to be
stereotyped as a strait laced person. She certainly didn't think George was strait
laced. She saw George as a womanizer. Jan had been with Marty and George ...
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The Dimwit's Dictionary: Replace Lazy Writing with Elegant ...
Behave respectively to adultsand each other. Use respectfully. straight-laced is
confused with strait-laced. • He's as healthy and straight-laced aguy as you'll
meet, and in today'ssociety, that isamazing. Use strait-laced. •Anyone who's
worked ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2012
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An English and Welsh Dictionary, Wherein, Not Only the ...
Strait-handed. See Close-fisted. Strait-laced, a. [too tight or hard] Cacth-lin-
ynnedig. If Strait-laced, or over-scrupulous. See under O. A strait [sometimes
written streight, and straight, but not properly,] or a narrow sea, Cyfyng for. To
straiten, r. a. ...
John Walters, Hannah Walters, 1828
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Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say
... adopted to designate anyone who betrays colleagues or comrades. STRAIT-
LACED. Should someone describe you as strait-laced, your views will determine
whether to regard this as complimentary or disparaging. For the old garment term
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10 NOTÍCIAS NAS QUAIS SE INCLUI O TERMO «STRAIT-LACED»
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Burberry'den sıra dışı bir koleksiyon
İngiliz ustalığının ve hünerinin sergilendiği “Strait-Laced” koleksiyonu; ince siluetler, alışılmamış otantik detayların yer aldığı kaşmir atkılar ve heritage ... «ntv.com.tr, jun 15»
Strait-Laced: Burberry launches spring/summer 2016 menswear at …
The collection was entitled Strait-Laced, chief creative and chief executive officer Christopher Bailey's nod to Burberry's celebration of British craftsmanship. «International Business Times UK, jun 15»
Burberry gets 'Strait-Laced'
Burberry gets 'Strait-Laced'. Monday, June 15, 2015 - 01:19. The British fashion brand celebrates its history at London Fashion Week. Rough Cut (no reporter ... «Reuters UK, jun 15»
A Strait-Laced Collection for Burberry Menswear Spring/Summer 2016
Burberry's menswear collection for the Spring/Summer 2016 season entitled 'Strait-Laced' showcased at Kensington Gardens yesterday, featured authentic ... «SENATUS, jun 15»
Burberry Showed Lace Officewear at Its Men's Show
This time, with a collection entitled Strait-Laced, Bailey produced something decidedly more low-key — a series of variations on softer, more feminine shirts worn ... «New York Magazine, jun 15»
Strait-laced Foreign Office has tips for gays
London - Britain's Foreign Office, strait-laced guardian of a global empire in Victorian times, embraced the 21st century by offering special advice to gay and ... «Independent Online, jun 15»
Strait-laced DUP has always been funny about sex
What is it about being gay that gets the DUP's knickers in such a painful twist? We're told that it comes from a staunch adherence to biblical precepts, a literal ... «Belfast Telegraph, mai 15»
Rule-breakers thrive in strait-laced Singapore
The eXpat Files Douglas Baigrie is an ethical hacker, a role he says it's hard to recruit for in Singapore because the local culture encourages following rules ... «The Register, fev 15»
Cara Delevingne so strait-laced at BAFTA party, photogs don't …
Cara Delevingne was one of the first celebs to arrive at BAFTA's annual Awards Season Tea Party at the Four Seasons in L.A. — but the fun-loving supermodel ... «New York Daily News, jan 15»
Street Artist Makes Hay in Strait-Laced Singapore
In a sleepy neighborhood in eastern Singapore, two prepubescent boys size each other up, holding trash-can lids as shields and sitting atop horses that look ... «Wall Street Journal, nov 13»
