fetter

[ fet-er ]

/ ˈfɛt ər /

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noun

a chain or shackle placed on the feet.

Usually fetters. anything that confines or restrains: Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination.

verb (used with object)

to put fetters upon.

to confine; restrain.

Origin of fetter

before 900; Middle English, Old English feter; cognate with Old High German fezzera,Old Norse fjǫturr; akin to foot

OTHER WORDS FROM fetter

fet·ter·er, nounfet·ter·less, adjective

Words nearby fetter

fetor ex ore, fetor hepaticus, fetoscope, fetoscopy, fetotoxicity, fetter, fetter bone, fetterbush, fetterlock, fettle, fettler

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Example sentences from the Web for fetter

How long shall superstition and idolatry retain the power to fetter the souls of men?
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
By the time that they had got about twenty yards beyond Fetter Lane, they might have been seen walking together, arm-in-arm.
Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2)|Samuel Warren
Are they not traitors; Aye, traitors to the land they help to fetter?
Joan of Arc|Jane Alice Sargant
Only four hours after this overwhelming visitation in Fetter Lane, Whitefield was employed in another kind of work.
The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2)|Luke Tyerman

As yet you are scarcely conscious of what you would lose were you to fetter yourself by human ties.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for fetter

fetter

/ (ˈfɛtə) /

noun

(often plural) a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle

(usually plural) a check or restraintin fetters

verb (tr)

to restrict or confine

to bind in fetters

Derived forms of fetter

fetterer, nounfetterless, adjective

Word Origin for fetter

Old English fetor; related to Old Norse fjöturr fetter, Old High German fezzera, Latin pedica fetter, impedīre to hinder

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单词	fetter
释义	fetter [ fet-er ] / ˈfɛt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fetter ON THESAURUS.COM noun a chain or shackle placed on the feet. Usually fetters. anything that confines or restrains: Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination. verb (used with object) to put fetters upon. to confine; restrain. Origin of fetter before 900; Middle English, Old English feter; cognate with Old High German fezzera,Old Norse fjǫturr; akin to foot OTHER WORDS FROM fetter fet·ter·er, nounfet·ter·less, adjective Words nearby fetter fetor ex ore, fetor hepaticus, fetoscope, fetoscopy, fetotoxicity, fetter, fetter bone, fetterbush, fetterlock, fettle, fettler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fetter How long shall superstition and idolatry retain the power to fetter the souls of men? Carmen Ariza\|Charles Francis Stocking By the time that they had got about twenty yards beyond Fetter Lane, they might have been seen walking together, arm-in-arm. Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2)\|Samuel Warren Are they not traitors; Aye, traitors to the land they help to fetter? Joan of Arc\|Jane Alice Sargant Only four hours after this overwhelming visitation in Fetter Lane, Whitefield was employed in another kind of work. The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2)\|Luke Tyerman As yet you are scarcely conscious of what you would lose were you to fetter yourself by human ties. The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.\|E. Rameur British Dictionary definitions for fetter fetter / (ˈfɛtə) / noun (often plural) a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle (usually plural) a check or restraintin fetters verb (tr) to restrict or confine to bind in fetters Derived forms of fetter fetterer, nounfetterless, adjective Word Origin for fetter Old English fetor; related to Old Norse fjöturr fetter, Old High German fezzera, Latin pedica fetter, impedīre to hinder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fetter hinder, clog, chain, encumber, repress, bind, manacle, leash, check, restrict, trammel, shackle, handcuff, cuff, hobble, restrain, curb, confine, hamper, hamstring
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fetter

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of fetter

OTHER WORDS FROM fetter

Words nearby fetter

Example sentences from the Web for fetter

British Dictionary definitions for fetter

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of fetter

Word Origin for fetter

Words related to fetter