caparison
[ kuh-par-uh-suh n ]
/ kəˈpær ə sən /
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.
Nearby words
capacitive reactance, capacitor, capacity, capactin, capaneus, caparison, capataz, cape, cape barren goose, cape breton, cape breton island
Origin of caparison
Related formsun·ca·par·i·soned, adjective
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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
Word Origin for caparison
C16: via obsolete French from Old Spanish caparazón saddlecloth, probably from capa cape 1
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Word Origin and History for caparison
caparison
1570s, "cloth spread over a saddle," also "personal dress and ornaments," from Middle French caparasson (15c., Modern French caparaçon), from Spanish caparazón, perhaps from augmentative of Old Provençal caparasso "a mantle with a hood," or Medieval Latin caparo, the name of a type of cape worn by women, literally "chaperon" (see chaperon). Past participle adjective caparisoned is attested from c.1600, from a verb caparison (1590s), from French caparaçonner, from caparaçon.
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