Caparison

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An ornamental covering for a horse or for its saddle or harness; trappings.
  • n. Richly ornamented clothing; finery.
  • v. To outfit (a horse) with an ornamental covering.
  • v. To dress (another) in rich clothing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
  • v. To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, especially when decorative.
  • n. Gay or rich clothing.
  • v. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse.
  • v. To adorn with rich dress; to dress.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A cloth or covering, more or less ornamented, laid over the saddle or furniture of a horse, especially of a sumpter-horse or horse of state.
  • n.
  • n. Clothing, especially sumptuous clothing; equipment; outfit.
  • To cover with a caparison, as a horse.
  • To dress sumptuously; adorn with rich dress.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. put a caparison on
  • n. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grace    decorate    beautify    ornament    adorn    embellish   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dress    trap    accouter    trapping   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nail-tailed    emboss    yawp    hackamore    liedstadt    beachball    headstall    galloon    sidesaddle    saddlery