Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavesson

/ˈkæv.ə.sən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: caves-son
IPA: /ˈkæv.ə.sən/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.

Example Sentences

"I’ll be bound, Lady Ashton understands every machine for breaking in the human mind, and there are as many as there are cannon-bit, martingales, and cavessons for young colts."
"For many horses the best bit to use in the field is a plain snaffle, with very large rings, so that the bit cannot be pulled through the horse’s mouth. The bridle should have a cavesson, instead of the usual noseband."

Etymology

From French caveçon, from Italian cavezzone, augmentative of cavezza (“halter”), probably from Latin caput (“head”), although derivation from Germanic has also been suggested; compare Old English cæfl (“bit, muzzle”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: caveçon, cavezzone

Inflected Forms

cavessons (plural) caveson (alternative)

Phrases

longeing cavesson lungeing cavesson

Questions

How do you pronounce cavesson?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæv.ə.sən/.
What does cavesson mean?: A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
Where does cavesson come from?: It is traced to French.

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