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单词 mullen
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mullenn.

Brit. /ˈmʌlən/, U.S. /ˈməl(ə)n/
Forms: 1500s mullinn, 1600s millen (Scottish), 1600s–1700s 1900s– mullen, 1900s– mulling; English regional (chiefly south-west midlands) 1800s mollin, 1800s– mullin, 1900s– mullein.
Origin: Of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably related to molan n. (compare especially variant mulan s.v.) and mollet n. Compare earlier mollet-bridle n.
Chiefly British regional.
A headstall or bridle for a horse. Frequently attributive in mullen-bridle. Cf. molan n. mullen mouth saddlery n. a curved mouthpiece or bit, usually in the shape of a half moon, with the curve putting pressure on the horse's tongue.
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headstallc1330
trench1480
stalk1497
musrol1551
head-strain?1561
water-chain?1561
throat band1585
cavesson1598
mullen1598
nose bit?a1600
front-stall1601
ampyx1607
chain1607
fillet1607
cheek-band1611
cheekpiece1611
noseband1611
throat thong1611
headpiece1678
throatlatch1693
headband1704
trenchefil1730
bridoon1744
banquet1753
head1756
cheek1795
throat strap1803
frontlet1805
throat-lash1805
cheekstrap1834
brow-band1844
nosepiece1865
shank1879
1598–9 in E. R. Brinkworth & J. S. W. Gibson Banbury Wills & Inventories (1976) I. 152 A carte saddell, one carte ropp, foure mullinn halters and one brydell.
1620 G. Markham Farewell to Husb. (1625) 147 He shal make readie his collars, hames, treates, halters, mullens [etc.].
1720 in N. W. Alcock People at Home (1993) viii. 150 6 Pair of geares, mullen halters, traces, bridles, sadles.
1881 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl. Mullin bridle, a kind of bridle with blinkers, used for cart-horses.
1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. Mullin, the headstall of a cart-horse: sometimes extended to the headstall and blinkers of a carriage horse.
1952 R. S. Summerhays Encycl. for Horsemen 189/2 Mullen Mouth. Half-moon mouth, otherwise known as a Mulling Mouth.
1982 J. Baker Saddlery & Horse Clothing iii. 35/2 Those with very light mouths may prefer a mullen mouth snaffle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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