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Headstall vs Crownpiece - What's the difference?

headstall | crownpiece |

As nouns the difference between headstall and crownpiece

is that headstall is the part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements while crownpiece is the headstall of a horse's bridle.

headstall

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.3:
  • *:Another, that would seeme to have more wit, / Him by the bright embrodered hed-stall tooke […].
  • *1989 , (Keith Bosley), translating Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala , XIX:
  • *:Then the smith Ilmarinen / the everlasting craftsman / out of steel formed a bridle / forged a headstall of iron […].

    • Synonyms

    * headpiece * headcollar

    References

    Baranowski, Zdzislaw, "The International Horseman's Dictionary", Pitman Publishing, New York, 1955 Stratton, Charles, "The International Horseman's Dictionary", Hamlyn Publishing, Melbourne, 1975 Summerhayes, R.S., "Encyclopedia for Horsemen", Frederick Warne & Co., London and New York, 1966

    crownpiece

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The headstall of a horse's bridle.