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Straitly :: Strait-laced (a.) Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.

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

Transfrete :: Transfrete (v. i.) To pass over a strait or narrow sea.

Fretum :: Fretum (n.) A strait, or arm of the sea..

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

Strake :: Strait-waistcoat (n.) Same as Strait-jacket.

Straits :: Strait (adv.) Strictly; rigorously.

Strein :: Streighten (v. t.) See Straiten.

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

Fata Morgana :: Fata Morgana () A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily..

Angust :: Angust (a.) Narrow; strait.

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

Straitness :: Straitly (adv.) Closely; intimately.

Strait :: Straits (pl. ) of Strai.

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

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

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

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..

Debouchure :: Debouchure (n.) The outward opening of a river, of a valley, or of a strait..

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

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