Bridle

brī′-dl, n. the apparatus on a horse's head, by which it is controlled: any curb or restraint: a gesture expre ing pride or vanity.— v.t. to put on or manage by a bridle: to check or restrain.— v.i. to hold up the head proudly or affectedly.— ns. Brī′dle-hand , the hand which holds the bridle in riding—the left hand; Brī′dle-path , a path or way for horsemen; Brī′dler , one who governs or restrains as by a bridle; Bri′dle-rein , the strap of a bridle.— To bridle up (at something), to take something ami . [A.S. brídel ; Old High Ger. brittel .]