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Meaning of straitwaistcoat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A straitjacket.

archaic

Examples

“[T]he prisoner is suffered to exercise himself; but not without the very necessary precaution of confining his arms in the strait waistcoat, securing the doors, and attentively watching his motions.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

Straja Straka strake Straker strakhovite strale