bridle /brīˈdl/

1. An apparatus on a horse's head by which to control it
2. Any curb or restraint
3. A movement expressing resentment, scorn or vanity, a tossing back of the head, like a horse pulled up by the bridle
4. A mechanical device that limits movement between parts of a component

1. To put a bridle on
2. To manage by a bridle
3. To check or restrain

To toss the head (up at the thing taken amiss)

brīˈdled adjective

1. Wearing a bridle
2. (of a bird) with markings similar to a bridle

brīˈdler noun

A person who governs or restrains with or as with a bridle

briˈdle-hand noun

The hand that holds the bridle in riding, the left hand

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