caparison

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To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant

19th c. And the green of the caparison of the horse, and of his rider, was as green as the leaves of the fir-tree, and the yellow was as yellow as the blossom of the broom. — Anon., tr. by Lady Charlotte Guest, The Mabinogion/The Dream of Rhonabwy.

Originally the ornamental decorations on a horse, now used to refer to any fancy clothing
{v} to dress pompously, adorn, set off
{n} a afine or pompous dress for a horse
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse
put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
Gay or rich clothing
when decorative
{f} decorate a horse; dress up
To adorn with rich dress; to dress
An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, esp
{i} decorative covering for a horse; fancy dress, rich clothing
caparisoned
Dressed in richly ornamented finery
caparisoned
Simple past tense and past participle of caparison
caparisoned
clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
caparisoned
Having a richly ornamented harness
caparisoned
past of caparison
caparisoning
present participle of caparison
caparisons
plural of , caparison
caparisons
third-person singular of caparison
caparison
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