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Definitions of straitjackets in various dictionaries:
noun - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
noun - a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
STRAITJACKETS - A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves that surpass the tips of the wearer's fingers. Its most typical usage is restraini...
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Perhaps no army movement in them in asylums |
Small quality potato skins for violent prisoners |
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Aug 7 2010 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
Jun 12 2009 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
Straitjackets description |
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A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves that surpass the tips of the wearer's fingers. Its most typical usage is restraining people who may cause harm to themselves or others. Once the wearer slides his or her arms into the sleeves, the person assisting the wearer crosses the sleeves against the chest and ties the ends of the sleeves to the back of the jacket, ensuring the arms are close to the chest with as little movement as possible. * Although straitjacket is the most common spelling, strait-jacket is also frequent. Straitjackets are called camisoles.The effect of a straitjacket as a restraint makes it of special interest in escapology. The straitjacket is also a staple prop in stage magic. * The straitjacket as an instrument of torture comes from the Victorian era of medicine. Physical restraint was used both as treatment for mental illness and to pacify patients in understaffed asylums. * Due to the strength of the material, canvas or duck cloth is the most c |