Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONFINER
n.He or that which limits or restrains.
CONFINER
n. 1. A borderer; one who lives on confines, or near the border of a country.
2. He or that which is near the limit; a near neighbor; he or that which is adjacent or contiguous; as confiners in art; confiners between plants and animals, as oysters.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONFINER
CONFINER Con *fin "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
CONFINER
CONFINER Con "fi `ner ( or, n.
Defn: One who lives on confines, or near the border of a country; a borderer; a near neighbor. [Obs. ] Bacon. Happy confiners you of other lands, That shift your soil, and oft 'scape tyrants' hands. Daniel.
French Dictionary
confiner
confiner v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Reléguer. : Confiner un malade dans sa chambre. verbe pronominal 1 Se cloîtrer en un lieu. : Elle se confine dans sa maison. SYNONYME enfermer ; isoler . 2 Se limiter à. : Il s ’est confiné à une seule stratégie. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont confinés dans cette chambre. aimer
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