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Definition of Bridle

1. Noun. Headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control.

2. Verb. Anger or take offense. "She bridled at his suggestion to elope"

3. Noun. The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess. "His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

4. Verb. Put a bridle on. "Bridle horses"

5. Verb. Respond to the reins, as of horses.

Definition of Bridle

1. n. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.

2. v. t. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.

3. v. i. To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up.

Definition of Bridle

1. Noun. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins. ¹

2. Noun. 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. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To put a bridle on. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in ''bridle your tongue''. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bridle

1. to control with a restraint [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]

Medical Definition of Bridle

1. 1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages. 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. 3. The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the timbler, sear, etc. 4. A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle. A mooring hawser. Bowline bridle. See Bowline. Branches of a bridle. See Branch. Bridle cable, a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc, are passed. Bridle rein, a rein attached to the bit. Bridle road. Same as Bridle path. A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. Bridle track, a bridle path. Scolding bridle. See Branks. Synonym: A check, restrain. Origin: OE. Bridel, AS. Bridel; akin to OHG. Britil, brittil, D. Breidel, and possibly to E. Braid. Cf. Bridoon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bridle

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Literary usage of Bridle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"8767 Col de M ary or de Maurin (Ubaye Valley to Val Maira), bridle Col ... to Abries), bridle path . 8.695 path 8708 Col de la Roue ..."

2. An Ethnologic Dictionary of the Navaho Language by Franciscans, St. Michaels, Ariz (1910)
"These bridles cost from twenty-five to thirty dollars, or their equivalent in sheep, ponies, or other stock. Silver bridle. Lalt'! ..."

3. Recollections of a Rebel Reefer by James Morris Morgan (1917)
"CHAPTER XXVI The Confederate "White House" — President Davis gives an impromptu lecture on bridle bits — Letter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis denying truth of ..."

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