unbridlev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈbrʌɪdl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈbraɪd(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1b(b). Compare Dutch ontbreidelen.

a. transitive. To remove the bridle from (a horse). Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > bridle, halter, collar, or reins > remove

unbridlec1450

uncoach?1615

uncollara1753

c1450 Mirk's Festial 56 He fell wod, and so vnbrydylt his hors þat bare hym into a maner of þe lordes.

a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 1552 Down light this gentill knyght..And vnbrydelid his stede.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 766/2 Unbridell my horse and gyve hym otes.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 30 Then you shall come vnto him and vnbridle him.

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxiii. 2) 178 They would neither unbridle their horses, nor untie their armor.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. vi. ii. 440 We unbridled our horses and turned them out to grass.

1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 134 He led the horses by their bridles down to the gate of the enclosure; here he unbridled them and let them go.

b. transferred and figurative. To free from restraint.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > free from restraint > of utterances, passions, or thoughts

unbridlea1440

unrein1567

unchain1793

unbottle1862

undam1885

a1440 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 57 The tonge was vnbridillid to blasfemy and rybawdy.

1567 Triall of Treasure sig. Cii^v I doubte not but I shalbe unbridled by Luste.

1576 G. Gascoigne Complaynt of Phylomene in Steele Glas sig. M.ij Forth he floong the raines, Vnbridling blinde desire.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) i. iii. 14 Selfe-love..inticeth the citizens..to prosecute pleasures, unbridle their senses.

1648 J. Beaumont Psyche viii. cclvii. 135 Loe I here unbridle thy Extremitie, And give thee leave in free carreer to goe.

c. absol. (in figurative use). To stop or halt.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)]

i-swikec893

swikec897

atwindc1000

linOE

studegieOE

stintc1175

letc1200

stuttea1225

leavec1225

astint1250

doc1300

finec1300

blina1325

cease1330

stable1377

resta1382

ho1390

to say or cry ho1390

resta1398

astartc1400

discontinuec1425

surcease1428

to let offc1450

resista1475

finish1490

to lay a straw?a1505

to give over1526

succease1551

to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556

end1557

to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560

stick1574

stay1576

to draw bridle1577

to draw rein1577

to set down one's rest1589

overgive1592

absist1614

subsista1639

beholdc1650

unbridle1653

to knock offa1657

acquiesce1659

to set (up) one's rest1663

sista1676

stop1689

to draw rein1725

subside1734

remit1765

to let up1787

to wind (up) one's pirna1835

to cry crack1888

to shut off1896

to pack in1906

to close down1921

to pack up1925

to sign off1929

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxii. 99 Then did he sleep without unbrideling, until eight a clock.

2. Surgery. To free (a wound) from a bridle. (See bridle n. 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > removal by surgical means > remove by surgical means [verb (transitive)] > remove tissue across wound

unbridle1739

1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. cvii. 347 I had not sufficiently unbridled it, nor penetrated deep enough into the Body of the Muscles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unbridle
释义	unbridlev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbrʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˌənˈbraɪd(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1b(b). Compare Dutch ontbreidelen. 1. a. transitive. To remove the bridle from (a horse). Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > bridle, halter, collar, or reins > remove unbridlec1450 uncoach?1615 uncollara1753 c1450 Mirk's Festial 56 He fell wod, and so vnbrydylt his hors þat bare hym into a maner of þe lordes. a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 1552 Down light this gentill knyght..And vnbrydelid his stede. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 766/2 Unbridell my horse and gyve hym otes. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 30 Then you shall come vnto him and vnbridle him. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxiii. 2) 178 They would neither unbridle their horses, nor untie their armor. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. vi. ii. 440 We unbridled our horses and turned them out to grass. 1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 134 He led the horses by their bridles down to the gate of the enclosure; here he unbridled them and let them go. b. transferred and figurative. To free from restraint. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > free from restraint > of utterances, passions, or thoughts unbridlea1440 unrein1567 unchain1793 unbottle1862 undam1885 a1440 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 57 The tonge was vnbridillid to blasfemy and rybawdy. 1567 Triall of Treasure sig. Cii^v I doubte not but I shalbe unbridled by Luste. 1576 G. Gascoigne Complaynt of Phylomene in Steele Glas sig. M.ij Forth he floong the raines, Vnbridling blinde desire. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) i. iii. 14 Selfe-love..inticeth the citizens..to prosecute pleasures, unbridle their senses. 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche viii. cclvii. 135 Loe I here unbridle thy Extremitie, And give thee leave in free carreer to goe. c. absol. (in figurative use). To stop or halt. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] i-swikec893 swikec897 atwindc1000 linOE studegieOE stintc1175 letc1200 stuttea1225 leavec1225 astint1250 doc1300 finec1300 blina1325 cease1330 stable1377 resta1382 ho1390 to say or cry ho1390 resta1398 astartc1400 discontinuec1425 surcease1428 to let offc1450 resista1475 finish1490 to lay a straw?a1505 to give over1526 succease1551 to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556 end1557 to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560 stick1574 stay1576 to draw bridle1577 to draw rein1577 to set down one's rest1589 overgive1592 absist1614 subsista1639 beholdc1650 unbridle1653 to knock offa1657 acquiesce1659 to set (up) one's rest1663 sista1676 stop1689 to draw rein1725 subside1734 remit1765 to let up1787 to wind (up) one's pirna1835 to cry crack1888 to shut off1896 to pack in1906 to close down1921 to pack up1925 to sign off1929 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxii. 99 Then did he sleep without unbrideling, until eight a clock. 2. Surgery. To free (a wound) from a bridle. (See bridle n. 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > removal by surgical means > remove by surgical means [verb (transitive)] > remove tissue across wound unbridle1739 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. cvii. 347 I had not sufficiently unbridled it, nor penetrated deep enough into the Body of the Muscles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1440
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