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bridles

bridles is the plural of bridle.

bridles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bridle.

Meaning of bridle

Noun

bridle (plural bridles)

  1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
    • […] the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use1961, J. A. Philip, “Mimesis in the Sophistês”, in Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association, 92, p. 457
  2. (figuratively) A restraint; a curb; a check.
    • Let wisdom put a bridle on them before they are grown head-strong and unruly1729, Isaac Watts, The Doctrine of the Passions explain'd and improv'd
  3. 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.
  4. A mooring hawser.
  5. A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
  6. A gesture expressing pride or vanity.

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Phrases with bridles

Questions about bridles

What is bridles the plural of?
Bridles is the plural of bridle.

Words near bridles in the dictionary

  1. bridlelike
  2. bridlepath
  3. bridlepaths
  4. bridler
  5. bridlers
  6. bridles
  7. bridles up
  8. bridlest
  9. bridleth
  10. bridleway
  11. bridleways

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