Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - confine
Confine
confine
v. & n. --v.tr. (often foll. by in, to, within) 1 keep or restrict (within certain limits etc.). 2 hold captive; imprison. --n. (usu. in pl.) a limit or boundary (within the confines of the town). Phrases and idioms be confined be in childbirth. Etymology: (v.) f. F confiner, (n.) ME f. F confins (pl.), f. L confinia (as com-, finia neut. pl. f. finis end, limit)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French ~s, plural, from Latin ~ border, from neuter of confinis adjacent, from com+ finis end Date: 15th century 1. plural something (as borders or walls) that encloses , scope 3 , 2. restriction, prison, II. verb (~d; confining) Date: 1523 intransitive verb border, transitive verb 1. to hold within a location, imprison, to keep within limits , see: limit ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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