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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

/ ˈ³ÙÉ›°ùɪ³Ù /

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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of terret1

C15: variant of toret, from Old French, diminutive of tor loop; see tour
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Closer examination has revealed a pair of terret rings believed to have been used to prevent the reins tangling on horse-drawn carts.

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The find - which also included a terret ring to guide reins and a pair of chariot wheels - is believed to be the first Roman chariot burial found in Wales.

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It's the kind of site that you might only visit once or twice a year," said Terret, "so you shouldn't have to understand how government works to be able to find something out.

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Apropos of having the leaders' reins through the top terret, it is supposed to look smarter, but that it is not a very good plan is proved by the aforesaid catastrophe.

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Beautiful specimens of enamelled bronze found in England, Scotland, and Ireland, preserved in the British Museum, include the Battersea and Witham shields, bridle-bits from Dumfries, and Rise, near Hull, and an enamelled 'terret' from the Fayum, Egypt, whither, arch�ologists believed, it was taken by some Roman soldier.

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