All 3 Uses of
constraint
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- As though to prove that the constraint between them was broken, in the next wait for the rowboat Nat strolled over to join her where she stood watching.
p. 22.5constraint = inhibition or reserve
- As the first lid opened, all constraint was gone.
p. 40.3 *
- Judith took John's arm confidingly, still carried quite beyond constraint on her wave of happiness.
p. 143.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(constraint) limitation (something that limits something else)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In classic literature, constraint is often used where constrained would be used today to indicate an inhibited attitude (lack of spontaneity).