Associations to the word «Straightjacket»

Noun

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Wiktionary

STRAIGHTJACKET, noun. Misspelling of straitjacket.

Dictionary definition

STRAIGHTJACKET, noun. A garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley