rein|less

rein|less
rein|less «RAYN lihs», adjective.
1. without a rein or reins: »

reinless steeds, a reinless rider.

2. Figurative. unchecked; unrestrained: »

reinless fury. The reinless play of the imagination... (John Ruskin).


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