The part of a bridle or halter that fits over or round the head of a horse or draught animal.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > halter or bridle > parts of (33) headstallc1330 The part of a bridle or halter that fits over or round the head of a horse or draught animal. trench1480 In a horse's bridle: a kind of snaffle bit, esp. as part of a double bridle. Also (more fully flying trench): a snaffle bit whose cheek pieces are… stalk1497 Scottish. Some appendage to a halter. Obsolete. musrol1551 The noseband of a bridle, esp. one used for training purposes. head-strain?1561 = headstall, n.1 1. water-chain?1561 A chain inserted between the bit and the rein of a bridle, to prevent the rein from being rotted by water when the horse drinks. throat band1585 A strap forming part of a horse's bridle, passing under the horse's throat to help keep the bridle in position; = throatlatch, n. 1a. cavesson1598 A kind of nose-band of iron, leather, or wood, ‘fixed to the nostrils of a horse, to curb or render him manageable through the pain it occasions’… mullen1598 A headstall or bridle for a horse. Frequently attributive in mullen-bridle. Cf. molan, n. nose bit?a1600 Scottish. A metal noseband for a horse. In quot. 1600 figurative. Cf. nese-bit n. at nese, n. compounds. Obsolete. rare. front-stall1601 an appendage to the bridle covering the horse's forehead. ampyx1607 A headband or brow-band on the bridle of a horse (or occasionally another animal), often richly decorated. chain1607 Part of a curb or bridle. fillet1607 A head-band. In the harness of a horse (see quot. 1607). cheek-band1611 (a) either of the side straps of a horse's bridle, connecting the headpiece with the bit; = sense 7a; (b) a band of contrasting colour on the… cheekpiece1611 Either of the side straps or pieces of a horse's bridle, connecting the headpiece with the bit; = cheek, n. 7a. In later use also: a sheepskin band… noseband1611 A band or strap forming part of a bridle or halter and passing round the nose of a horse and under its chin. Cf. cavesson, n., musrol, n., nosepiece… throat thong1611 = throatlatch, n. 1a. headpiece1678 The part of a bridle or halter that fits over or round the head of a horse; = headstall, n.1 1. throatlatch1693 A strap forming part of a horse's bridle, extending from the browband and passing around the base of the horse's jaw to help keep the bridle in… headband1704 A halter; any of the parts of a bridle or halter which fit over or round an animal's head. Cf. headstall, n.1 1, fillet, n.1 1c. trenchefil1730 Part of a bridle: according to Cotgrave, ‘a snaffle, or the mouth of a snaffle, or watering Bit’. bridoon1744 A type of light snaffle bit, typically used in conjunction with a curb bit in a double bridle. banquet1753 See quot. head1756 A horse's headstall (headstall, n.1 1). Usually coupled with reins. Obsolete. cheek1795 Either of the side straps or pieces of a horse's bridle, connecting the headpiece with the bit. Cf. cheekpiece, n. 1a. throat strap1803 a strap passing under the throat of a horse or other animal, forming part of a halter, bridle, or harness; cf. throatlatch, n. 1a. frontlet1805 Something worn on the forehead. = frontal, n. 1b, front-stall (see front, n. compounds 2). throat-lash1805 A strap forming part of a horse's bridle; = throatlatch, n. 1a. cheekstrap1834 either of the side straps of a horse's bridle, connecting the headpiece with the bit; = sense 7a. brow-band1844 a band worn across the brow; spec. the band of a bridle, etc., which passes in front of a horse's forehead. nosepiece1865 = noseband, n. Occasionally: a similar part of a muzzle for a dog. shank1879 In names of various tools and implements. A short rope or chain (spec. = †short for shank-painter n. at compounds 2); ‘a tie-strap of a halter; the… |
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