bridle

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a horse with a bridle

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From Old English brīdel, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz

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bridle (plural bridles)

  1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
    • 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês," Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92, p. 457:
      . . . the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use
  2. A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.

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bridle (third-person singular simple present bridles, present participle bridling, simple past and past participle bridled)

  1. (transitive) To put a bridle on.
  2. (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
  3. (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
    Immigrant-rights and religious organizations bridled at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives. (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)

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