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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
1585–95; < Middle French caparasson (now caparaçon ) < Old Spanish caparazón, akin to capa cape 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caparison1
C16: via obsolete French from Old Spanish caparazón saddlecloth, probably from capa cape 1
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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.
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Equally apparent is the caparison of their horses; these carrying cavalry saddles, with peaks and cantles brass mounted.
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At to-morrow's dawn my esquire shall begin to burnish up my armour—and caparison my courser.
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The Caparison of the knightly steed appears to have been of five kinds.
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All the women kissed his hand as he rode by on his bay, with fiery red caparison.
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