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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Fetter \Fet"ter\ (f[e^]t"t[~e]r), n. [AS. fetor, feter; akin to
     OS. feter[=o]s, pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel.
     fj["o]turr, L. pedica, Gr. pe`dh, and to E. foot. [root] 77.
     See Foot.] [Chiefly used in the plural, fetters.]
     1. A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an
        animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or
        disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [They] bound him with fetters of brass. --Judg. xvi.
                                                    21.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Passion's too fierce to be in fetters bound.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to
        confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My conscience! thou art fettered
              More than my shanks and wrists.       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Fetter \Fet"ter\, n. [AS. fetor, feter; akin to OS. feter?s,
     pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel. fj["o]turr, L. pedi?a,
     Gr. ?, and to E. foot. [root] 77. See Foot.] [Chiefly used
     in the plural, fetters.]
     1. A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an
        animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or
        disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle.
  
              [They] bound him with fetters of brass. --Judg. xvi.
                                                    21.
  
     2. Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint.
  
              Passion's too fierce to be in fetters bound.
                                                    --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              My heels are fettered, but my fist is free.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to
        confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations.
  
              My conscience! thou art fettered More than my shanks
              and wrists.                           --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  fetter
       n : a shackle for the ankles or feet [syn: hobble]
       v : restrain with fetters [syn: shackle]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fetter
     n.
     1 A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often
  by its legs ''(usually in plural)''.
     2 (lb en figurative) Anything that restricts or restrains.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To shackle#Verb or bind up with fetter#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper#Verb.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a cousin (''male'')
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv fett  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Fetter
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  fetter
     n.
     1 A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often
  by its legs ''(usually in plural)''.
     2 (lb en figurative) Anything that restricts or restrains.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To shackle#Verb or bind up with fetter#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Fetter
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  fetter
     n.
     1 A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often
  by its legs ''(usually in plural)''.
     2 (lb en figurative) Anything that restricts or restrains.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To shackle#Verb or bind up with fetter#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper#Verb.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a cousin (''male'')
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv fett  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Fetter
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  fetter
     n.
     1 A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often
  by its legs ''(usually in plural)''.
     2 (lb en figurative) Anything that restricts or restrains.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To shackle#Verb or bind up with fetter#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper#Verb.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a cousin (''male'')
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv fett  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Fetter
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fetter
     Englanti n.
     jalkaraudat, kahleet
     Englanti vb.
     1 panna jalkarautoihin, kahleisiin
     2 (kuva) kahlehtia, kahlita

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fetter
     Engelska n.
     boja
     Engelska vb.
     1 fjättra
     2 fängsla
     n.
     (böjning sv subst fett)
     Tyska a.
     (böjning de adj fett)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  fetter
     n.
     (böjning sv subst fett)

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  fetter /fˈɛtɜ/
  fatter
   see: fett, dick, am fettesten
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  fetter /fˈɛtɜ/
  porkier
     Synonym: fettiger
  
   see: fett, fettig, am fettesten, am fettigsten
  

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Fetter /fˈɛtə/
  القيد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  fetter //ˈfet.ə// //ˈfɛt.ə// //ˈfɛt.ɚ// 
  1. окови
  anything that restricts or restrains in any way
  2. букаи, окови
  object used to bind a person or animal by its legs

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  fetter //ˈfet.ə// //ˈfɛt.ə// //ˈfɛt.ɚ// 
  1. ограничавам, спъвам
  to restrain or impede
  2. оковавам
  to shackle or bind up with fetters

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/ 
  omezovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/ 
  omezení

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/ 
  hualu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/ 
  llyffetheirio 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/
  Fessel 
     Synonym: shackle
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/
  Fußfessel 
     Synonym: gyve
  
   see: fetters, gyves
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/ 
  fesseln 
           Note: Handfesseln
        "he/she fetters"  - er/sie fesselt
        "I/he/she fettered"  - ich/er/sie fesselte
     Synonym: shackle
  
   see: fettering, shackling, fettered, shackled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/ 
  hemmen, einengen, behindern, lähmen 
   see: fettering, fettered
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  fetter //ˈfet.ə// //ˈfɛt.ə// //ˈfɛt.ɚ// 
  1. kahle
  anything that restricts or restrains in any way
  2. kahle, kahleet
  object used to bind a person or animal by its legs

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  fetter //ˈfet.ə// //ˈfɛt.ə// //ˈfɛt.ɚ// 
  1. kahlita, rajoittaa
  to restrain or impede
  2. kahlita
  to shackle or bind up with fetters

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  fetter /fetər/
  chaîne

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/ 
  1. बेड़ी
        "The thief was put in fetters at the jail."
  2. बंधन
        "I am now free of fetters of the society."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/ 
  1. बंधन~बाँधना

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/
  okov, ropstvo

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/
  1. lábbilincs
  2. béklyó

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  fetter /ˈfetə/
  I.    więzić
  II.   fetters /fˈɛtəz/  więzy, kajdany

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  fetter /fetər/
  1. acorrentar, algemar
  2. cadeia, corrente, grilhão

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  fetter //ˈfet.ə// //ˈfɛt.ə// //ˈfɛt.ɚ// 
  fotboja
  object used to bind a person or animal by its legs

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  fetter //ˈfet.ə// //ˈfɛt.ə// //ˈfɛt.ɚ// 
  fjättra
  to shackle or bind up with fetters

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  fetter /fˈɛtə/
  1. pranga, bukağı
  2. (gen.) (çoğ.) engel, mani
  3. ayağına zincir vurmak, elini ayağını bağlamak
  4. bağlamak, engellemek, mani olmak, kayıt altına almak.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  fetter
  fetter

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈfkɛtɐ̯/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfɛtɝ/

From IPA:nb :   [ IPA:nb ]

  

/ˈfɛtəɾ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  119 Moby Thesaurus words for "fetter":
     Oregon boat, anchor, arrest, bearing rein, bilbo, bind, bit, bond,
     bonds, brake, bridle, burden, camisole, chain, chains, check,
     checkrein, chock, clog, collar, countercheck, cramp, cripple,
     cuffs, cumber, curb, curb bit, damper, doorstop, drag, drag sail,
     drift anchor, drift sail, drogue, embarrass, enchain, encumber,
     enmesh, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine,
     fasten, gag, gyve, gyves, halter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff,
     handcuffs, handicap, harness, hitch up, hobble, hobbles, hog-tie,
     holdback, hook up, hopple, hopples, impede, involve, irons, lame,
     lash, leading strings, leash, lime, lumber, make fast, manacle,
     martingale, moor, muzzle, net, peg down, pelham, picket, pillory,
     pin down, pinion, press down, put in irons, reins, remora,
     restrain, restraint, restraints, rope, saddle, saddle with, scotch,
     sea anchor, secure, shackle, snaffle, snarl, spoke, stay, stocks,
     stop, straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket, stranglehold,
     strap, tangle, tether, tie, tie down, tie up, toil, trammel,
     trammels, weigh down, yoke
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 脚镣,羁绊,束缚;
  v. 束缚,加脚镣;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 脚镣,羁绊,束缚
     vt. 束缚,加脚镣

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