cavesson
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From French caveçon, from Italian cavezzone, capezzone, augmentative of cavezza, probably from Latin caput (“head”), although derivation from Germanic has also been suggested; compare Old English cæfl (“bit, muzzle”).[1]
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Noun[edit]
cavesson (plural cavessons)
- A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
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Translations[edit]
part of a horse's bridle
References[edit]
- ^ “cavesson”, in Collins English Dictionary.; “cavesson”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.