throat bandn.
/ˈθrəʊtband/, U.S. /ˈθroʊtˌbænd/ 1. A strap forming part of a horse's bridle, passing under the horse's throat to help keep the bridle in position; = throatlatch n. 1a.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > halter or bridle > parts of
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
1585 C. Clifford Schoole of Horsmanship f. 68v Thou shalt onelie make thy throat band and thy nose band of thy headstall double.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sousbarbe,..the throat-band of a bridle.
1704 Dict. Rusticum at Bridle The Throat-band, being that Leather which is buttoned from the Headband under the Throat.
1785 tr. F. de Tott Memoirs I. i. 122 They..each carry a Horse-tail, hung to the throat-band of the bridle, and a Sabre on the saddle.
1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. ii. 70 The throat-band must be sufficiently slack to admit the breadth of three fingers under the jaw bone.
1960 G. E. Evans Horse in Furrow xvi. 208 The hames or seals were fastened..at the bottom by throat-bands or throat-latches.
2006 R. Ettl Training your Foal (new ed.) 34/1 The headcollar is slowly slipped over the nose and the buckle closed on the throat-band.
2. A band worn around the throat of a person, either forming part of a garment or worn separately; a neckband; a collar.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > collar
collara1382
collet1561
neckband1591
throat band1828
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar
sarpe1429
neck-collar1482
neckband1501
collet1561
band1568
rabat1578
band-collar1820
throat band1828
dog collar1855
collar1881
poke1908
1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 301/1 Of the Hebrew ornaments for the throat, some were true necklaces.., others were more properly golden stocks, or throat-bands.
1841 H. Martineau Hour & Man x. 212 Génifrède wore, suspended from a throat-band of velvet,..a massive plain gold crucifix.
1903 Daily Chron. 9 May 8/4 Rebats, to give the new throat bands with their short hanging fronts their correct French name.
1907 Blackwood's Mag. July 501 The grimy throat-band, originally white, of a common regimental shirt.
1960 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 14 July 2/3 A little old lady in a long black dress and velvet throat band.
2004 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 8 July a15 Designed for kids with severe muscular diseases (who often cannot speak and must be fed by others), it features a tiny microphone taped into a cloth throat band.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1585