a kind of hard noseband, used (esp formerly) in breaking a horse in
Word origin
C16: via French from Italian cavezzone, from cavezza halter, ultimately related to Latin caput head
cavesson in American English
(ˈkævəsən)
noun
the noseband of a bridle or a halter
Word origin
[1590–1600; ‹ It cavezzone noseband halter, equiv. to cavezz(a) halter (‹ Gmc; cf. OE cælf halter, muzzle) + -one aug. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: attack, class, dummy, fixture, jolt