† over-straitadj.

Forms: see over- prefix and strait adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, strait adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + strait adj. Compare over-straitly adv.

Obsolete.

1. Excessively strict, rigorous, or severe. (In quot. ?a1400: excessively perilous.)

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > excessively

over-strait?a1400

overstrict1588

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 12772 Þei..teld him alle þer descent, how þer hap was nere ouer streit & how Vttred was þer socoure.

c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1911) i. 222 (MED) Ouerstreite audite is like tencombre me Or dome be youen.

a1500 ( Vision E. Leversedge in Notes & Queries Somerset & Dorset (1905) 9 30 (MED) I charge the, sche said..loke thou never kis whoman; And my seid saule was sore astonyed with that commandment, thinking hit ouer streyt.

a1500 (a1471) G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 253 in Poems (1899) 21 Aduertising youre estate & excellence Not to be to hasty in youre wyrkyng..Ne to liberal for no frendlynesse. Ne ouer streit for noo necessite.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 131 Dethe ys over strayte punnyschment for al such theft pryvely commyttyd.

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iii. sig. Gg.ii Kept vnder with ouerstreict looking to, or beaten of their husbandes or fathers.

1653 R. Mead Combat Love & Friendship iii. iii. 42 Is he not come yet? how I begin to fear This good time will be over-straight?

a1667 G. Wither Paraphr. Ten (1697) v. 43 The Crimes forbidden here as having bin..Against this Law; are Envy, Self-conceit, Licentiousness (which thinketh over streight, All tyes of Government.)

2. Excessively narrow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [adjective] > confined, restricted, or insufficiently spacious

narroweOE

straitc1290

unwidea1400

scanta1533

angust1540

roomless1548

pinched?1567

niggard1595

strict1598

straitened1602

pinching1607

incommodious1615

incapacious1635

over-strait1645

straiteninga1652

cramp1786

bottleneck1854

cramped1884

tight1937

claustrophobic1946

claustrophobe1954

1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. xvi. 91 For the enlarging of their over-strait lodgings, hard at work.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 101 That backdoor is o'er strait to let you out, Sae fesh nae mair for shifts to look about.

Derivatives

† over-straitness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > strictness > [noun] > excessive

over-straitness1580

overstrictness1655

chickenshit1944

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Severité, crueltie, ouerstraightnesse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-strait
释义	† over-straitadj. Forms: see over- prefix and strait adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, strait adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + strait adj. Compare over-straitly adv. Obsolete. 1. Excessively strict, rigorous, or severe. (In quot. ?a1400: excessively perilous.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > excessively over-strait?a1400 overstrict1588 ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 12772 Þei..teld him alle þer descent, how þer hap was nere ouer streit & how Vttred was þer socoure. c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1911) i. 222 (MED) Ouerstreite audite is like tencombre me Or dome be youen. a1500 ( Vision E. Leversedge in Notes & Queries Somerset & Dorset (1905) 9 30 (MED) I charge the, sche said..loke thou never kis whoman; And my seid saule was sore astonyed with that commandment, thinking hit ouer streyt. a1500 (a1471) G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 253 in Poems (1899) 21 Aduertising youre estate & excellence Not to be to hasty in youre wyrkyng..Ne to liberal for no frendlynesse. Ne ouer streit for noo necessite. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 131 Dethe ys over strayte punnyschment for al such theft pryvely commyttyd. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iii. sig. Gg.ii Kept vnder with ouerstreict looking to, or beaten of their husbandes or fathers. 1653 R. Mead Combat Love & Friendship iii. iii. 42 Is he not come yet? how I begin to fear This good time will be over-straight? a1667 G. Wither Paraphr. Ten (1697) v. 43 The Crimes forbidden here as having bin..Against this Law; are Envy, Self-conceit, Licentiousness (which thinketh over streight, All tyes of Government.) 2. Excessively narrow. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [adjective] > confined, restricted, or insufficiently spacious narroweOE straitc1290 unwidea1400 scanta1533 angust1540 roomless1548 pinched?1567 niggard1595 strict1598 straitened1602 pinching1607 incommodious1615 incapacious1635 over-strait1645 straiteninga1652 cramp1786 bottleneck1854 cramped1884 tight1937 claustrophobic1946 claustrophobe1954 1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. xvi. 91 For the enlarging of their over-strait lodgings, hard at work. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 101 That backdoor is o'er strait to let you out, Sae fesh nae mair for shifts to look about. Derivatives † over-straitness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [noun] > excessive over-straitness1580 overstrictness1655 chickenshit1944 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Severité, crueltie, ouerstraightnesse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1400
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