Word of the Day:
confinement
What It Means
The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Lying-in, time of giving birth.
Confinement in Context
“At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement.”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.
Source and license
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