Dictionary
fet•ter
Pronunciation: (fet'ur), [key]—
n.
1. a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
2. Usually,
fetters. anything that confines or restrains:
Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination.
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v.t.
1. to put fetters upon.
2. to confine; restrain.
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