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.
BRIDLE
Bri"dle, v. i.
Defn: To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; — usually with up. "His bridling neck." Wordsworth. By her bridling up I perceived she expected to be treated hereafter not as Jenny Distaff, but Mrs. Tranquillus. Tatler.
BRIDLE IRON
Bri"dle i`ron. (Arch.)
Defn: 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.
BRIDLER
Bri"dler, n.
Defn: One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle. Milton.
BRIDOON
Bri*doon", n. Etym: [F. bridon, from bride; of German origin. See
Bridle, n.] (Mil.)