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noseband

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The part of a bridle or halter that goes over the nose of an animal, particularly a horse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nosepiece

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: strap

History

Etymology

From nose + band.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَسَن (rasan) — part of a bridle or halter
  • Bulgarian: презно́сник (preznósnik) — part of a bridle or halter
  • Catalan: muserola — part of a bridle or halter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻羈 /鼻羁 (bíjī) — part of a bridle or halter
  • Danish: næsebånd — part of a bridle or halter
  • Dutch: neusriem — part of a bridle or halter
  • Estonian: kapsel — part of a bridle or halter
  • Finnish: turpahihna — part of a bridle or halter
  • Finnish: turparemmi — part of a bridle or halter
  • French: muserolle — part of a bridle or halter
  • German: Pullerriemen — part of a bridle or halter
  • German: Nasenriemen — part of a bridle or halter
  • German: Reithalfter — part of a bridle or halter
  • Hungarian: orrszíj — part of a bridle or halter
  • Italian: capezzina — part of a bridle or halter
  • Japanese: 鼻革 (hanagawa) — part of a bridle or halter
  • Korean: 코끈 (kokkeun) — part of a bridle or halter
  • Norwegian: nesereim — part of a bridle or halter
  • Polish: nachrapnik — part of a bridle or halter
  • Portuguese: focinheira — part of a bridle or halter
  • Russian: ка́псюль (kápsjulʹ) — part of a bridle or halter
  • Russian: ка́псуль (kápsulʹ) — part of a bridle or halter
  • Spanish: muserola — part of a bridle or halter
  • Spanish: bozal — part of a bridle or halter
  • Swedish: nosgrimma — part of a bridle or halter
  • Telugu: నోస్ బ్యాండ్ (nōs byāṇḍ) — part of a bridle or halter
  • Turkish: burunsalık — part of a bridle or halter
  • Turkish: burunsallık — part of a bridle or halter
  • Ukrainian: ка́псуль (kápsulʹ) — part of a bridle or halter
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