bridle
/ˈbɹaɪdəl/ sustantivo C2En español: brida
- The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
Plural bridles
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Soon afterwards, observing that he was an animal altogether deficient in spirit, he assumed such boldness as to put a bridle in his mouth, and to let a child drive him.
But soon their skins turned cold, for there came a sound of galloping across the moor, and the black mare, dabbled with white froth, went past with trailing bridle and empty saddle.
However that might have been, the priest, dismounting, led his steed by the bridle in search of some place to which he could secure him.
He jumped from his horse, threw the bridle on his servant’s arms, and joined them.
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