scold's bridle
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Scold's bridle — A scold s bridle (also the brank or branks) was a torture device for women, resembling an iron muzzle or cage for the head with an iron curb projecting into the mouth and resting precariously atop the tongue. The curb was frequently studded with… … Wikipedia
scold's bridle — noun : brank 1a * * * scold s bridle see ↑branks • • • Main Entry: ↑scold * * * scold s bit or scold s bridle, = branks. (Cf. ↑branks) … Useful english dictionary
The Scold's Bridle — infobox Book | name = The Scold s Bridle title orig = translator = image caption = author = Minette Walters cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Crime / Mystery novel publisher = Pan Books release date = 6… … Wikipedia
scold's bit — or scold s bridle, = branks. (Cf. ↑branks) … Useful english dictionary
scold — [13] Scold was originally a noun, denoting an argumentative or nagging woman – the sort who had a ‘scold’s bridle’ fitted to keep her tongue quiet. It appears to have been borrowed from Old Norse skáld ‘poet’, the semantic link perhaps being the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
scold — [13] Scold was originally a noun, denoting an argumentative or nagging woman – the sort who had a ‘scold’s bridle’ fitted to keep her tongue quiet. It appears to have been borrowed from Old Norse skáld ‘poet’, the semantic link perhaps being the… … Word origins
scold — verb To rebuke. A week elapsed before she could see Elizabeth without scolding her mdash; Syn: objurgate, rebuke See Also: scolds bridle … Wiktionary
Common scold — Punishing a common scold in the dunking stool In the common law of crime in England and Wales, a common scold was a species of public nuisance a troublesome and angry woman who broke the public peace by habitually arguing and quarreling with her… … Wikipedia
scolding bridle — Brit. Dial. branks. Also called scold s bridle /skohldz/. * * * … Universalium
scolding bridle — Brit. Dial. branks. Also called scold s bridle /skohldz/ … Useful english dictionary
