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De - Pt| English Dictionary: [rein] | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for [rein] | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rein \Rein\, v. i. To be guided by reins. [R.] --Shak. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rein \Rein\ (r?n), n. [F. r[ecir]ne, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr. L. retinere to hold back. See {Retain}.] 1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse. This knight laid hold upon his reyne. --Chaucer. 2. Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint. [bd]Let their eyes rove without rein.[b8] --Milton. {To give rein}, {To give the rein to}, to give license to; to leave withouut restrain. {To take the reins}, to take the guidance or government; to assume control. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rein \Rein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reined} (r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reining}.] 1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another. He mounts and reins his horse. --Chapman. 2. To restrain; to control; to check. Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance. --Shak. {To rein in} [or] {rein up}, to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins. | |
