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terret

[ ter-it ]

noun

  1. one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.


terret

/ ˈtɛrɪt /

noun

  1. either of the two metal rings on a harness saddle through which the reins are passed
  2. the ring on a dog's collar for attaching the lead
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of terret1

1480–90; earlier teret, unexplained variant of Middle English toret < Middle French, Old French tor ring ( tour ) + -et -et
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Word History and Origins

Origin of terret1

C15: variant of toret, from Old French, diminutive of tor loop; see tour
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Example Sentences

And by him that spake only as a philosopher and natural man, it was well said, Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa.

Terret, ter′et, n. one of the two round loops or rings on a pad-tree, through which the driving reins pass.

Hence the necessity of the wooden tree of a saddle, and even of a terret-pad to bridge the ridge.

Remove the reins from the pad terret or trace tug and allow them to fall to the ground.

Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa—The solemnity associated with death awes us more than death itself.

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