caparison
a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment.
to cover with a caparison.
to dress richly; deck.
Origin of caparison
1Other words from caparison
- un·ca·par·i·soned, adjective
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How to use caparison in a sentence
At the sound the grooms, who were here and there in the press, hasted to find and caparison the horses of their lords.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) CrockettEqually apparent is the caparison of their horses; these carrying cavalry saddles, with peaks and cantles brass mounted.
The Lone Ranche | Captain Mayne ReidAt to-morrow's dawn my esquire shall begin to burnish up my armour—and caparison my courser.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness | Thomas Frognall DibdinThe caparison of the knightly steed appears to have been of five kinds.
Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe | John HewittAll the women kissed his hand as he rode by on his bay, with fiery red caparison.
Walter Pieterse | Multatuli
British Dictionary definitions for caparison
/ (kəˈpærɪsən) /
a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
rich or elaborate clothing and ornaments
(tr) to put a caparison on
Origin of caparison
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