Fettered

Fettered
Fettered Fet"tered, a. (Zo["o]l.) Seeming as if fettered, as the feet of certain animals which bend backward, and appear unfit for walking. [1913 Webster]

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  • fettered — be·fettered; fettered; un·fettered; …   English syllables

  • fettered — adjective /ˈfɛtəd,ˈfɛtɚd/ a) Bound by chains or shackles b) Restricted Syn: bound, chained, shackled, restricted Ant: unfettered …   Wiktionary

  • fettered — adj. chained, bound, tied, manacled; hindered fet·ter || fetÉ™(r) n. chain, shackle; hindrance v. chain, shackle; hinder, hamper …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fettered — adjective bound by chains fastened around the ankles • Syn: ↑shackled • Similar to: ↑bound …   Useful english dictionary

  • fettered cat — noun : kaffir cat …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fetter — Fet ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fettered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fettering}.] 1. To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind. [1913 Webster] My heels are fettered, but my fist is free. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fetter — [[t]fe̱tə(r)[/t]] fetters, fettering, fettered 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that you are fettered by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way. [LITERARY] [be V ed] ...a private trust… …   English dictionary

  • fetter — UK [ˈfetə(r)] / US [ˈfetər] verb [transitive] Word forms fetter : present tense I/you/we/they fetter he/she/it fetters present participle fettering past tense fettered past participle fettered 1) literary to limit someone s freedom to do what… …   English dictionary

  • ἐμποδήσει — ἐμποδέω as if fettered aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) ἐμποδέω as if fettered fut ind mid 2nd sg ἐμποδέω as if fettered fut ind act 3rd sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its …   Wikipedia

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