strait-lace
[ streyt-leys ]
/ ˈstreɪtˌleɪs /
verb (used with object), strait-laced, strait-lac·ing.
to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces.
Origin of strait-lace
First recorded in 1630–40; back formation from
strait-laced
Words nearby strait-lace
strainer,
straining arch,
straining piece,
straining sill,
strait,
strait-lace,
strait-laced,
straiten,
straitjacket,
straits dollar,
straits settlements