trappings
articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character.
conventional adornment; characteristic signs: trappings of democracy.
Sometimes trapping. an ornamental covering for a horse; caparison.
Origin of trappings
1Other words for trappings
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use trappings in a sentence
When the tried to exit the car, her driver locked the doors, trapping her inside.
ISIS has now surrounded Mount Sinjar again, trapping approximately 10,000 Yazidis there.
Yazidis Face Genocide by ISIS After U.S. Turns Away | Josh Rogin | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Friday evening, masked men attacked Jews after trapping them on a local highway outside the Arab village.
Israelis and Arabs Shaken by the Aftershock of Teen Murders | Miranda Frum | July 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe choice of the van, traditionally considered a vehicle for trapping women, amusingly turns the convention on its head.
Scarlett Johansson is an Alien Seductress in ‘Under the Skin’ | Jimmy So | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith wide-reaching nets, catches are unintentionally trapping and killing thousands of unwanted bait.
New Report Reveals U.S. Fisheries Killing Thousands of Protected and Endangered Species | Abby Haglage | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They would pick them up and hold them in their hands and would then make believe they were Cave-men trapping reindeer in the snow.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppIt was apparent that he had a mission more important than reciting the details of herding and trapping.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyThis was Charley's first trapping expedition in a real wilderness!
Left on the Labrador | Dillon WallaceIn fact, my dear, this will be the only means of trapping the person.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School | Jessie Graham FlowerIt may be a better way of trapping a chap, if he hasn't got clean away by now.
Queensland Cousins | Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
British Dictionary definitions for trappings
/ (ˈtræpɪŋz) /
the accessories and adornments that characterize or symbolize a condition, office, etc: the visible trappings of success
a ceremonial harness for a horse or other animal, including bridles, saddles, etc
Origin of trappings
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse