CAPARISONED

caparisoned

(adjective) clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

caparisoned (comparative more caparisoned, superlative most caparisoned)

(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.

Dressed in richly ornamented finery.

Verb

caparisoned

simple past tense and past participle of caparison

Source: Wiktionary

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CAPARISON

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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