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fetter
[ fet-er ]
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.
fetter
/ ˈɛə /
noun
- often plural a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle
- usually plural a check or restraint
in fetters
verb
- to restrict or confine
- to bind in fetters
Derived Forms
- ˈڱٳٱ, adjective
- ˈڱٳٱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ڱt· noun
- ڱt· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of fetter1
Example Sentences
And which, to maintain “fetters on the limbs of the blacks” proposes “to padlock the lips of the whites.”
In lengthy posts on Chinese chat application WeChat, the art gallery expounds at length on the beauty rendered by North Korean artists because they are free from the fetters of the “market economy.”
"I just couldn't break away from the fetters."
She meets a ragtag group of compatriots who offer what aid they can as she navigates carnival prisons, fiery foes and the confusing fetters of the human form.
Her mouth went dry as Fedu’s fingers fettered her wrists, no different from the ropes that had once bound her hands, but she resisted the urge to wince.
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