2. Adjective. Equipped with a bridle; controlled. ¹
3. Adjective. (chiefly ornithology) Having bridle-shaped marks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bridled
1. bridle [v] - See also: bridle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bridled
Literary usage of Bridled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1886)
"1885. Zeitschrift für die gesammte Ornithologie, II. Heft 3, 1885. Zoologist.
IX. Nos. 106-108. Oct.-Dec. 1885. GENERAL NOTES. The bridled Tern (Sterna ..."
2. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"Axis, 3-o-3'5 inches; diam. 1'55-2-1. II. THE bridled GUILLEMOT. ... the crease
above the ear-coverts distinguishing the bridled Guillemot from the ordinary ..."
3. The Battle of the Wilderness by Morris Schaff (1910)
"... stood saddled and bridled before my tent. The trumpets sounded; and, as their
notes died away, I picked up the pen once more. ..."
4. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers (1853)
"... if they still persisted in that course, it looked as if they minded not the
way to any better.' The poet stood corrected and bridled in his muse. ..."
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