bridle
The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reinsThe headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
» Tom saddled and bridled the horse.
Tom sattelte und zäumte das Pferd.
Meaning
6 sensesThe headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
Zaumzeug, Zaum
узда́uzdá, узде́чкаuzdéčka
вузде́чкаvuzdéčka
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
(figuratively)A restraint; a curb; a check.
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.
A mooring hawser.
A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
Examples
10 sentencesTom saddled and bridled the horse.
deTom sattelte und zäumte das Pferd. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom bridled the horse.
deTom zäumte das Pferd. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He kept his tongue under a bridle.
ruОн держал свой язык в узде. — shanghainese
Booted and saddled and bridled rode he.
The stableboy held the horse's bridle firmly.
deDer Stalljunge hielt das Pferd fest im Zaum. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, frFrom Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.
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