bitlessadj.
/ˈbɪtlɪs/ Not having a bit.
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bitless1605
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. v. 170 The..bit-lesse Horse I ride.
1859 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 270/1 With his bitless halter.
1859 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 271/1 The Anazeh, bitless, and almost reinless.
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adj.1605- to look off
- to look old-fashioned at
- to look oldfashioned at
- to look on
- to look on ahead
- to look on formerly also to the bright side of
- to look on formerly also to the bright side of something
- to look on formerly also to the dark side of
- to look on formerly also to the dark side of something
- to look on formerly also to the etc side of
- to look on formerly also to the etc side of something
- to look on the black side
- to look on the bright side
- to look on the bright side of
- to look on the bright side of something
- to look on the dark side
- to look on the dark side of
- to look on the dark side of something
- to look on the etc side
- to look on the etc side of
- to look on the etc side of something
- to look on the gloomy side
- to look on the positive side
- to look on the wine when it is red
- to look on with a different eye