Straint

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A violent stretching or tension; a strain; pressure; constraint.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Overexertion; excessive tension; strain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. overexertion; excessive tension; strain
  • Word Usage
    "And then, seeing that I smiled and shook my head, she suddenly threw aside her con - straint and made a step forward, with her hands wrung together."
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