bridle
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈbraɪdəl/
:
brida
- Inside it were saddles and blankets, bits, bridles, and the man's bedroll.
- a horse's bridle
Examples
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A groom catches my mare's bridle as I slide gracelessly from her back.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the corral, he fitted a rope bridle over the horse's head.
Fiction book (1990) -
Get hold of his bridle and lead him to me.
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Ah, careful of that bridle, boy!
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Charlotte looked down at the bridle she held in her hands.
Fiction book (2000) -
Dail reached high, grabbed both sides of the mare's bridle, and pulled her head down.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dismounting, he seized the bridles of both horses and tied them loosely to a sapling.
Fiction book (1991) -
Colleen steadied herself and reached for the mare's bridle as the steed galloped closer.
Fiction book (1992) -
Brigit watched them dismount, taking their horses by the bridles to lead them up the steep, treacherous-looking trail.
Fiction book (1992) -
The rider tightened the bridle to gain better control over the horse's movements.
Synonyms
4
7.7
Equipment used for riding a horse, like a saddle or bridle
1
6.7
Straps and other parts that fit around a horse's head to control it
Leather equipment put on a horse for riding and control
Equipment for horses like saddles, bridles and harnesses
Idioms
Compounds
How Controlling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bridle comes from an old English word for the straps put on a horse's head to 'control' it, including the bit and reins. So a bridle today is the set of straps used to guide and control a horse.