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bridles

  • plural
    of bridle.
    bridle
    noun
    part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
  • present tense form
    of bridle (3rd person singular).
    bridle
    noun
    part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.

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Not having known much about the Camino before booking her trip, she sometimes bridles when fellow travelers share their knowledge along the route.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

The handlers on the ground let go of the bridles and the cows suddenly shoot forward.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

American freedom is not absolute; no American is free from the Constitution’s bridles.

From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024

There in the window was the most wonderful sight I had ever seen; everything under the sun; overalls, jackets, bolts of beautiful cloth, new harnesses, collars, bridles; and then my eyes did pop open.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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