a set of leather bands, attached to reins, which is put around a horse’s head and used for controlling it 马勒;马笼头 She held his stirrup for him while Adam took the bridle. 亚当接过辔头时她替他扶着马镫。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBridle is used before these nouns:- path
Word OriginOld English brīdel (noun), brīdlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breidel (noun). Sense (2) of the verb use is from the action of a horse when reined in.