Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - strait
Strait
strait
n. & adj. --n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large bodies of water. 2 (usu. in pl.) difficulty, trouble, or distress (usu. in dire or desperate straits). --adj. archaic 1 narrow, limited; confined or confining. 2 strict or rigorous. Phrases and idioms strait-laced severely virtuous; morally scrupulous; puritanical. Derivatives straitly adv. straitness n. Etymology: ME streit f. OF estreit tight, narrow f. L strictus STRICT
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit, from Latin strictus ~, strict, from past participle of stringere Date: 13th century strict, rigorous, 2. archaic narrow, limited in space or time, closely fitting ; constricted, tight, 3. causing distress ; difficult, limited as to means or resources, ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. adverb Date: 13th century in a close or tight manner, III. noun Date: 14th century 1. a narrow space or passage, a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water, isthmus, a situation of perplexity or distress, see: juncture ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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