This is not the straight that means a line without curves or bends. This is the strait that means tight. And it does have to do with a corset that is tightly laced. But in the 16th century the phrase strait laced started being used in regards to someone's rigid behavior, which is how we still use it today. (source)
This is not the straight that means a line without curves or bends. This is the strait that means tight. And it does have to do with a corset that is tightly laced. But in the 16th century the phrase strait laced started being used in regards to someone's rigid behavior, which is how we still use it today. (source)
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