bridle
[ brahyd-l ]
/ ˈbraɪd l /
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
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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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