Cavesson

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cavesson \Cav"es*son\, Cavezon \Cav"e*zon\, n. [F. cave[,c]on,
     augm. fr. LL. capitium a head covering hood, fr. L. caput
     head. Cf. {Caberzon}.] (Man.)
     A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses.
     [Written also {caveson}, {causson}.] --White.
     [1913 Webster]