Definition of "terret" [ter•ret]

• One of the metal rings on a harness through which the reins pass. (noun)
• A ring on an animal's collar, used for attaching a leash. (noun)

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• "And by him that spake only as a philosopher, and natural man, it was well said, Pompa mortis magis terret, quam mors ipsa."
• "Aut suadendo blanditur, aut minando terret, sometimes by fair means, sometimes again by foul, as he perceives men severally inclined."
• "Hominem te agnoscere nequeo, cum tanquam asinus recalcitres, lascivias ut taurus, hinnias ut equus post mulieres, ut ursus ventri indulgeas, quum rapias ut lupus, &c. at inquis formam hominis habeo, Id magis terret, quum feram humana specie videre me putem."