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prohibition
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibiti?.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p???(h)??b???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?o?(h)??b???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
- Hyphenation: pro?hi?bi?tion
Noun
prohibition (countable and uncountable, plural prohibitions)
- An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
- A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
- A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
Synonyms
- forbode
Antonyms
- permission
Related terms
- prohibit
Translations
French
Etymology
First attested in Old French, borrowed from Latin prohibiti?
Pronunciation
Noun
prohibition f (plural prohibitions)
- prohibition
- (specifically) prohibition of alcohol
Related terms
- prohiber
Further reading
- “prohibition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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bridle
English
Etymology
From Middle English bridel, from Old English br?del, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid +? -le.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?a?d?l/
- Homophone: bridal
- Rhymes: -a?d?l
Noun
bridle (plural bridles)
- The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês," Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92, p. 457:
- […] the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use
- 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês," Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92, p. 457:
- (figuratively) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- 1729, Isaac Watts, The Doctrine of the Passions explain'd and improv'd
- Let wisdom put a bridle on them before they are grown head-strong and unruly
- 1729, Isaac Watts, The Doctrine of the Passions explain'd and improv'd
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
Derived terms
- bridle path
- bridlewise
- scold's bridle
Translations
Verb
bridle (third-person singular simple present bridles, present participle bridling, simple past and past participle bridled)
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- 1835, Joseph Rodmand Drake, The Culprit Fay
- He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist.
- 1835, Joseph Rodmand Drake, The Culprit Fay
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
- 1796, Edmund Burke, Letters on a Regicide Peace
- Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation.
- 1796, Edmund Burke, Letters on a Regicide Peace
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- Immigrant-rights and religious organizations bridled at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives. (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
Synonyms
- restrain
Derived terms
- unbridle
Translations
Anagrams
- birled
Middle English
Noun
bridle
- Alternative form of bridel
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