bridle : Idioms & Phrases

• . See under Bowline.

Webster 1913

• the ropes by which the bowline is fastened to the leech of the sail.

Webster 1913

• two pieces of bent iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.

Webster 1913

• verb show anger or indignation
  bristle at; bridle at; bristle up.
  
  • She bristled at his insolent remarks

WordNet

• (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle. See 4, above.

Webster 1913

• the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the left hand.

Webster 1913

Bri"dle i`ron

Definitions

1. (Arch.) A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had; -- called also stirrup and hanger.

Webster 1913

• noun a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
  bridle path.
  

WordNet

• a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for vehicles.

Webster 1913

• (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are passed.

Webster 1913

• a rein attached to the bit.

Webster 1913

• noun a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
  bridle path.
  

WordNet

• . (a) Same as Bridle path. Lowell. (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise.

Webster 1913

• a bridle path.

Webster 1913

• verb show anger or indignation
  bristle at; bridle at; bristle up.
  
  • She bristled at his insolent remarks

WordNet

• . See Branks, 2.
• an iron frame. See Brank, n., 2.

Webster 1913