bridle

English

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a horse with a bridle

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#BRIDLECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BRIDLE bridel, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#BRIDLECategory:English terms derived from Old English#BRIDLE brīdel, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BRIDLECategory:English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BRIDLE *brigdil, from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BRIDLECategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BRIDLE *brigdilaz (strap, rein), equivalent to braid + -leCategory:English terms suffixed with -le#BRIDLE.

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Noun

bridle (plural bridles)Category:English lemmas#BRIDLECategory:English nouns#BRIDLECategory:English countable nouns#BRIDLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BRIDLECategory:Pages with entries#BRIDLECategory:Pages with 3 entries#BRIDLE

  1. (equestrianismCategory:en:Equestrianism#BRIDLE) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
    • 1961, J. A. Philip, “Mimesis in the Sophistês”, in Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association, 92, p. 457:
      [] the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use
      Category:English terms with quotations#BRIDLE
  2. (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
  3. 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.
  4. A mooring hawser.
  5. A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
  6. A gesture expressing pride or vanity.

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Verb

bridle (third-person singular simple present bridles, present participle bridling, simple past and past participle bridled)Category:English lemmas#BRIDLECategory:English verbs#BRIDLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BRIDLECategory:Pages with entries#BRIDLECategory:Pages with 3 entries#BRIDLE

  1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BRIDLE) To put a bridle on.
  2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BRIDLE) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
  3. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BRIDLE) 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)
  4. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BRIDLE) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.

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Category:en:Horse tack#BRIDLE

Middle English

Noun

bridleCategory:Middle English alternative forms#BRIDLECategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#BRIDLECategory:Pages with entries#BRIDLECategory:Pages with 3 entries#BRIDLE

  1. alternative form of bridel

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

brīdleCategory:Old English non-lemma forms#BRIDLECategory:Old English noun forms#BRIDLECategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#BRIDLECategory:Pages with entries#BRIDLECategory:Pages with 3 entries#BRIDLE

  1. dative singular of brīdel
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