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bridled |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridled}; p. pr & vb n. {Bridling}.] 1. To put a bridle upon to equip with a bridle; as to bridle a horse. He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. --Drake. 2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with or as with a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse. --Addison. Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. --Burke. Syn: To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress; master; subdue.
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