caparison

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: trappinghousingbardbardedress up

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorseSynonyms: trappinghousingType of stable gear, saddleryKinds bard, horsecloth

Verb (1)caparisoned, caparisoning

  1. put a caparison on“caparison the horses for the festive occasion”Synonyms: bardbardedress upMore general decorate, adorn

Related words barde verb, bard noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ca·par′i·son noun

Origin: F. caparaçon, fr. Sp. caparazon a cover for a saddle, coach, etc.; capa cloak, cover (fr. LL. capa, cf. LL. caparo also fr. capa) + the term. azon. See Cap.

1. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, especially when decorative.

Their horses clothed with rich caparison.— Drylen.

2. Gay or rich clothing.

My heart groans beneath the gay caparison.— Tobias George Smollett
Ca·par′i·son transitive verb [past tense & past participle Caparisoned present participle & verbal noun Caparisoning.]

Origin: Cf. F caparaçonner.

1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse.

The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand.— John Dryden

2. To adorn with rich dress; to dress.

I am caparisoned like a man.— William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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