Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Strait-laced
Strait′-lacedˊ
,Adj.
1.
Bound with stays.
Let nature have scope to fashion the body as she thinks best; we have few well-shaped that are
strait-laced
. Locke.
2.
Restricted; stiff; constrained.
[R.]
Fuller.
3.
Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.
Webster 1828 Edition
Strait-laced
STRAIT-LACED
,Adj.
1.
Griped with stays.We have few well-shaped that are strait-laced.
2.
Stiff; constrained. Hence, 3.
Rigid in opinion; strict.