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bridle
[ brahyd-l ]
/ ˈbraɪd l /
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noun
verb (used with object), bri·dled, bri·dling.
to put a bridle on.
to control or hold back; restrain; curb.
verb (used without object), bri·dled, bri·dling.
to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment.
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Origin of bridle
before 900; Middle English bridel, Old English brīdel for brigdels, equivalent to brigd- (variant stem of bregdan to braid) + -els noun suffix; akin to Dutch breidel, Old High German brittel
OTHER WORDS FROM bridle
bri·dle·less, adjectivebridler, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bridle
bridal, bridleWords nearby bridle
bridging shot, Bridgman, bridgmanite, Bridgwater, Bridie, bridle, bridle hand, bridle joint, bridle path, bridlewise, bridoon
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British Dictionary definitions for bridle
bridle
/ (ˈbraɪdəl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of bridle
bridler, nounWord Origin for bridle
Old English brigdels; related to bregdan to braid 1, Old High German brittil, Middle Low German breidel
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