restrainern.
/rᵻˈstreɪnə/, U.S. /rəˈstreɪnər/, /riˈstreɪnər/ 1. A person who or thing which restrains someone or something.
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society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > [noun] > one who or that which restrains
represserc1449
controllera1540
restrainer1569
repressor1584
stayer1597
curber1610
1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 940 These two persons were euer restrayners and refrayners of the kinges wilfull scope.
1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. ix. 14 The peruerter and restrayner.
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 45 Wee must with patience submit unto that restraint, and expect the will of the Restrainer . View more context for this quotation
1708 Ld. Shaftesbury Let. conc. Enthusiasm 40 Even that Prince..was a great Restrainer of Persecution.
1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 99 To restrain the restrainers from injustice.
1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris vii. 106 Those great correctors and restrainers of human conduct, shame and remorse.
1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 691 Accompanied with a few restrainers of reins and ropes.
1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. 299 A jealous observer and restrainer of the others.
1959 Manch. Guardian 19 Aug. 3/1 Nurses gave evidence of an instruction..that the boy was to be kept in a restrainer to prevent a fall.
1982 Bios 53 160 Both..were submerged in the water-bath and held in place using rubber restrainers.
2004 P. Pattengale Tasks for Vet. Assistant ix. 368 It is best for the novice to begin as the restrainer and observe an experienced venipuncturist.
2.
a. Photography. A chemical added to a developer which inhibits the formation of fog on a negative or print and also slows development. Cf. restrain v.1 9.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > chemicals > [noun] > others
accelerator1843
nitroglucose1852
restrainer1865
medium1867
intensifier1883
stop bath1898
opaque1908
bleacher1911
coupler1938
wash1953
1865 Photogr. Jrnl. 16 Oct. 163/2 Mr. Bockett could not see what was gained by the use of citric acid, seeing that Mr. Cooper had such a restrainer as sulphuric acid.
1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 47 Overdoses of pyro act as restrainers.
1922 Amer. Ann. Photogr. 1923 24 A developer of this type will usually cause fog by the reduction of the unexposed silver salts unless a restrainer is added.
1999 R. Hicks & F. Schultz Perfect Exposure iii. 40/1 Ageing..tends to bring an increase in fog, and in extreme cases it may be advisable to add a little benzotriazole restrainer to the developer.
b. A chemical (e.g. chromium oxide) used in an arc lamp to stabilize the flame and increase the useful life of the electrodes. Now disused.
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1904 Electr. World & Engineer 21 May 975/1 A much better method of producing electrodes was found by not reducing the material but adding a restrainer.
1918 C. P. Steinmetz Gen. Lect. Electr. Engin. (ed. 5) xvii. 206 The oxide of chromium, used in a lesser percentage, is the steadier or restrainer: it increases the steadiness of the flame, and increases the life of the electrode.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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