strait-laced
strait-laced is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
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- 1.Restricted; stiff; constrained. [R.] Fuller.
- 2.Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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