Meaning Caparison
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Caparison


to put an ornamental covering on a horse in the form of a harnessThe horses were richly caparisoned with gilded harnesses.
Source: macmillandictionary.com

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1570s, "cloth spread over a saddle," also "personal dress and ornaments," from Middle French caparasson (15c., Modern French caparaçon), from Spanish caparazón, perhaps from augmen [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Caparison


a decorative covering for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
Source: umich.edu

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Fabric or leather horse covering reaching to the fetlocks and ususlly entirely covering the animal except for openings for eyes and muzzle.    (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 247)
Source: netserf.org

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(n) stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse(v) put a caparison on
Source: beedictionary.com

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*1969 — I have been caparisoned in a costume of sorts. — John Kennedy Toole, ''A Confederacy of Dunces'', Chapter 9, Page 238
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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