HIDEBOUND

hidebound, traditionalist

(adjective) stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hidebound (comparative more hidebound, superlative most hidebound)

Bound with the hide of an animal.

(of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.

(of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.

(of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.

(obsolete) Niggardly; penurious; stingy.

Source: Wiktionary


Hide"bound`, a.

1. Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.

2. (Hort.)

Definition: Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees. Bacon.

3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative. Milton. Carlyle.

4. Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.] Quarles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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