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caparison
[ kuh-par-uh-suhn ]
noun
- a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
- rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with a caparison.
- to dress richly; deck.
caparison
/ kəˈpærɪsən /
noun
- a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
- rich or elaborate clothing and ornaments
verb
- tr to put a caparison on
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Other Words From
- unca·pari·soned adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caparison1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caparison1
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Example Sentences
At the sound the grooms, who were here and there in the press, hasted to find and caparison the horses of their lords.
Equally apparent is the caparison of their horses; these carrying cavalry saddles, with peaks and cantles brass mounted.
At to-morrow's dawn my esquire shall begin to burnish up my armour—and caparison my courser.
The Caparison of the knightly steed appears to have been of five kinds.
All the women kissed his hand as he rode by on his bay, with fiery red caparison.
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