All 3 Uses of
yoke
in
Jane Eyre
- I rested my temples on the breast of temptation, and put my neck voluntarily under her yoke of flowers.
p. 430.9yoke = "put my neck voluntarily under her yoke of flowers," is a metaphor for "voluntarily submitted" to temptation
- They were under a yoke, — I could free them: they were scattered, — I could reunite them: the independence, the affluence which was mine, might be theirs too.
p. 445.3 *yoke = oppressive burden
- I should suffer often, no doubt, attached to him only in this capacity: my body would be under rather a stringent yoke, but my heart and mind would be free.
p. 470.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(yoke as in: the yoke of bondage) an oppressive burden or something that limits freedom
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(2)
(yoke as in: oxen yoke) a wooden frame used to join beasts of burden so they pull together, or a connected pair, or the connecting of a pair
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
See a comprehensive dictionary for less common senses of the word including:- a clothing item from which fabric is hung
- a control apparatus for an airplane or ship