nosebandn.
/ˈnəʊzband/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌbænd/ A band or strap forming part of a bridle or halter and passing round the nose of a horse and under its chin. Cf. cavesson n., musrol n., nosepiece n. 2.
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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
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Museliere,..the nose-band of a bridle.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Nose-band..is that part of the head-stall of a bridle that comes over a horse's nose.
1775 R. Twiss Trav. Portugal & Spain 205 The horses have no bits in their mouths, but are governed by caveçons or nose-bands.
1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. ii. 71 The strap..should act both as a noseband and curb.
1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Pigsticking 128 The noseband..in place of the bit, as it saves the horse's mouth from the jobbing and dragging.
1911 Mod. Lang. Notes 26 197/1 This control [of the horse] he gained by means of a ‘cavezan’ or ‘muzroule’, a nose-band of iron, leather, or wood, fixed to the nose.
1940 Jrnl. Amer. Mil. Inst. 4 63 Sully's portrait of Andrew Jackson..shows a bridle elaborated by crossed straps over the horse's face, fastened at the front-piece, with nose band and point of crossing decorated by rosettes.
2001 Dressage June 37/1 It is currently available in leather, black or havana with brass fittings and a padded noseband.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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