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CAPARISON
caparison, trapping, housing
(noun) stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
caparison, bard, barde, dress up
(verb) put a caparison on; “caparison the horses for the festive occasion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
caparison (plural caparisons)
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
Gay or rich clothing.
Verb
caparison (third-person singular simple present caparisons, present participle caparisoning, simple past and past participle caparisoned)
To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
Anagrams
• Sparacino, paranoics
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*par"i*son, n. Etym: [F. capara, fr. Sp. caparazon a cover for a saddle, coach, etc.; capa cloak, cover (fr. LL. capa, cf. LL. caparo also fr. capa) + the term. azon. See Cap.]
1. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, esp. when decorative. Their horses clothed with rich caparison. Drylen.
2. Gay or rich clothing. My heart groans beneath the gay caparison. Smollett.
Ca*par"i*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caparisoned p. pr. & vb. n. Caparisoning.] Etym: [Cf. F caparaçonner.]
1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand. Dryden.
2. To aborn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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