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Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A kind of straitjacket.

Bosporus :: Bosporus (n.) A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof..

Overstraitly :: Overstraitly (adv.) Too straitly or strictly.

Belt :: Belt (n.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea..

Channel :: Channel (n.) The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels..

Angustation :: Angustation (n.) The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.

Straitly :: Straitly (adv.) In a strait manner; narrowly; strictly; rigorously.

Strait :: Strait (a.) A neck of land; an isthmus.

Press :: Press (v.) To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger..

Strait :: Strait (a.) A narrow pass or passage.

Straightness :: Straightly (adv.) A variant of Straitly. See 1st Straight.

Straiten :: Straitening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straite.

Fleece :: Fleece (v. t.) To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions..

Channel :: Channel (n.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel..

Straight-out :: Straightness (n.) A variant of Straitness.

Straiten :: Straiten (v. t.) To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine..

Strait-laced :: Strait-jacket (n.) A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back..

Streighten :: Streight (a., n., & adv.) See 2nd Strait..

Scrimp :: Scrimp (v. t.) To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat..

Disjoint :: Disjoint (v. t.) Difficult situation; dilemma; strait.

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