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Deutsche sittenstreng Synonyme

puritanisch  Âsittenstreng  

Englische strait-laced {adj} Synonyme

sittenstreng Definition

Laced
(imp. & p. p.) of Lace
Laced
(a.) Fastened with a lace or laces
Laced
(v. t.) Decorated with the fabric lace.
Strait
(a.) A variant of Straight.
Strait
(superl.) Narrow
Strait
(superl.) Tight
Strait
(superl.) Close
Strait
(superl.) Strict
Strait
(superl.) Difficult
Strait
(superl.) Parsimonious
Strait
(adv.) Strictly
Strait
(a.) A narrow pass or passage.
Strait
(a.) A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
Strait
(a.) A neck of land
Strait
(a.) Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction
Strait
(v. t.) To put to difficulties.
Strait-handed
(a.) Parsimonious
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.
Strait-laced
(a.) Bound with stays.
Strait-laced
(a.) Restricted
Strait-laced
(a.) Rigid in opinion
Strait-waistcoat
(n.) Same as Strait-jacket.

strait-laced {adj} Bedeutung

straight and narrow
strait and narrow
the way of proper and honest behavior, he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow
Kammon Strait Bridge a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu
Bering Strait a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
Cook Strait a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
Korean Strait
Korea Strait
a strait between Korea and Japan, connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan
Menai Strait a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland
strait
sound
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Strait of Georgia the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland
Strait of Gibraltar the strait between Spain and Africa
Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Ormuz
a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
Strait of Magellan the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent, discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in , an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built
Strait of Messina the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy
Strait of Dover
Strait of Calais
Pas de Calais
the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea, shortest distance between England and the European continent
Torres Strait a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea
pass
strait
straits
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
laced
tied
closed with a lace, snugly laced shoes
laced edged or streaked with color, white blossoms with purple-laced petals
c priggish
prim
prissy
prudish
puritanical
square-toed
straitlaced
strait-laced
straightlaced
straight-laced
tight-laced
victorian
exaggeratedly proper, my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
strait narrow, strait is the gate
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