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Search phrase: bridle

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.13O, know he is the bridle of your will.Oh, know he is the bridle of your will. 
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.198In what we can to bridle and suppressIn what we can, to bridle and suppresse
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.99I'll bridle it. He shall die, an it be but for pleading soIle bridle it: he shall dye, and it bee but for pleading so
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iv.19This is it that makes me bridle passionThis is it that makes me bridle passion,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.72away, how her bridle was burst, how I lost my crupperaway, how her bridle was burst: how I lost my crupper,

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.37 The studded bridle on a ragged bough The studded bridle on a ragged bough,

Glossary

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bridlecurb, restrain, keep control of
headstallpart of a horse's bridle that goes over the head
snafflebridle-bit

Thesaurus

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bridle-bitsnaffle
bridle-part that goes over a horse's headheadstall
head, horse's bridle-part that goes over theheadstall
horse, bridle-part that goes over the headheadstall

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BRIDLEBASICbridle n, bridle v, bridled adj
BRIDLENOTunbridled adj
UNBRIDLEDBASICsee BRIDLE

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