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caparison

[ kuh-par-uh-suhn ]

noun

  1. a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
  2. rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cover with a caparison.
  2. to dress richly; deck.

caparison

/ kəˈpærɪsən /

noun

  1. a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
  2. rich or elaborate clothing and ornaments
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to put a caparison on
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • unca·pari·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.

Equally apparent is the caparison of their horses; these carrying cavalry saddles, with peaks and cantles brass mounted.

At to-morrow's dawn my esquire shall begin to burnish up my armour—and caparison my courser.

The Caparison of the knightly steed appears to have been of five kinds.

All the women kissed his hand as he rode by on his bay, with fiery red caparison.

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