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cavesson

/ˈkæv.ə.sən/

cavesson noun: a part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.

cavesson: a part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used,...
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Noun

cavesson (plural cavessons)

  1. A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
    • I’ll be bound, Lady Ashton understands every machine for breaking in the human mind, and there are as many as there are cannon-bit, martingales, and cavessons for young colts.1819, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], Tales of My Landlord, Third Series. […], volume III (The Bride of Lammermoor), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable...
    • For many horses the best bit to use in the field is a plain snaffle, with very large rings, so that the bit cannot be pulled through the horse’s mouth. The bridle should have a cavesson, instead of the usual noseband.1912, Belle Beach, Riding and Driving for Women, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

cavesson meaning in Tamil

cavesson in Tamil

கவிசன்

Forms of cavesson

pluralcavessons
alternative formcaveson

Origin of cavesson

From French caveçon, from Italian cavezzone, augmentative of cavezza (“halter”), probably from Latin caput (“head”), although derivation from Germanic has also been suggested; compare Old English cæfl (“bit, muzzle”).

Words formed from cavesson

Questions about cavesson

What does cavesson mean?
Cavesson means a part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
What is cavesson in Tamil?
Cavesson in Tamil is கவிசன். See Cavesson meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cavesson?
Cavesson is a noun.
How do you pronounce cavesson?
Cavesson is pronounced /ˈkæv.ə.sən/.
What is the plural of cavesson?
The plural of cavesson is cavessons.

Words near cavesson in the dictionary

  1. caves out
  2. cavescape
  3. Caveside
  4. caveson
  5. cavesons
  6. cavesson
  7. cavessons
  8. Cavett
  9. cavetti
  10. cavetto
  11. cavettos

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