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Bridle
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A mooring hawser.
(2):
(n.) 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.
(3):
(n.) A restraint; a curb; a check.
(4):
(n.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
(5):
(v. t.) To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.
(6):
(n.) The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.
(7):
(v. t.) 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.
(8):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bridle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bridle.html. 1828.
