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bri⋅dle
[brahyd-l] 
noun, verb, -dled, -dling.–noun
| 1. | part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins. |
| 2. | anything that restrains or curbs: His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper. |
| 3. | Machinery. a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine. |
| 4. | Nautical. a rope or chain secured at both ends to an object to be held, lifted, or towed, and itself held or lifted by a rope or chain secured at its center. |
| 5. | a raising up of the head, as in disdain. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to put a bridle on. |
| 7. | to control or hold back; restrain; curb. |
–verb (used without object)
| 8. | to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME bridel, OE brīdel for brigdels, equiv. to brigd- (var. s. of bregdan to braid1 ) + -els n. suffix; akin to D breidel, OHG brittel
bef. 900; ME bridel, OE brīdel for brigdels, equiv. to brigd- (var. s. of bregdan to braid1 ) + -els n. suffix; akin to D breidel, OHG brittel
Related forms:
bri⋅dle⋅less, adjective
bridler, noun
Synonyms:
2. governor. 2, 7. check. 7. govern, constrain, inhibit, restrict, limit. 8. bristle.
2. governor. 2, 7. check. 7. govern, constrain, inhibit, restrict, limit. 8. bristle.
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| bri·dle (brīd'l) n.
v. tr.
[Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel.] bri'dler n. |
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Bridle
Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG. britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf. Bridoon.]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. --I. Watts. 3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) 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. (b) A mooring hawser. Bowline bridle. See under Bowline. Branches of a bridle. See under Branch. Bridle cable (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above. Bridle hand, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand. Bridle path, Bridle way, a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles. Bridle port (Naut.), 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. (a) Same as Bridle path. --Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise. Bridle track, a bridle path. Scolding bridle. See Branks, 2. Syn: A check; restrain.Bridle
Bri"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bridled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bridling.]1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse. He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. --Drake. 2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse. --Addison. Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. --Burke. Syn: To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress; master; subdue.Bridle
Bri"dle\, 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. "His bridling neck." --Wordsworth. By her bridling up I perceived she expected to be treated hereafter not as Jenny Distaff, but Mrs. Tranquillus. --Tatler.
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Language Translation for : bridle
Spanish:
brida,
German:
das Zaumzeug,
Japanese:
馬勒
bridle
O.E. bridel, related to bregdan "move quickly," from P.Gmc. *bregdilaz (see braid). The verb meaning "to throw up the head" (as a horse does when reined in) is from 1460.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Bridle
Three Hebrew words are thus rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Heb. _mahsom'_ signifies a muzzle or halter or bridle, by which the rider governs his horse (Ps.39:1). (2.) _Me'theg_, rendered also "bit" in Ps. 32:9, which is its proper meaning. Found in 2 Kings 19:28, where the restraints of God's providence are metaphorically styled his "bridle" and "hook." God's placing a "bridle in the jaws of the people" (Isa. 30:28; 37:29) signifies his preventing the Assyrians from carrying out their purpose against Jerusalem. (3.) Another word, _re'sen_, was employed to represent a halter or bridle-rein, as used Ps. 32:9; Isa. 30:28. In Job 30:11 the restraints of law and humanity are called a bridle.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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