bridle
b rahy duhl
- n headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- n the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper - v anger or take offense
She bridled at his suggestion to elope - v put a bridle on
bridle horses - v respond to the reins, as of horses
- Buck went back to the barn with no bridle.
- We need to bridle greed.
- An oldtime Prohibitionist will still bridle at the name of Julius Kessler.