Definition of Caparison

1. Noun. Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse.

Exact synonyms: Housing, Trapping
Specialized synonyms: Bard, Horsecloth
Generic synonyms: Saddlery, Stable Gear, Tack

2. Verb. Put a caparison on. "Caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
Exact synonyms: Bard, Barde, Dress Up
Generic synonyms: Adorn, Beautify, Decorate, Embellish, Grace, Ornament
Derivative terms: Bard

Definition of Caparison

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

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

Definition of Caparison

1. Noun. The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant. ¹

2. Verb. To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Caparison

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caparison

capacitive
capacitively
capacitor
capacitor microphone
capacitor plague
capacitors
capacity
capacity factor
capacity measure
capacity unit
capacity utilization
capacity utilization rate
capacocha
capacochas
capactins
caparison (current term)
caparisoned
caparisoning
caparisons
caparro
caparros
capas
capcase
capcases
cape
cape aloe
cape forget-me-not
cape gooseberry
cape hyacinth
cape jasmine

Literary usage of Caparison

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Herodotus: A New English Version, Ed. with Copious Notes and by Herodotus (1862)
"So too with the caparison of their horses, they give them breastplates of brass, but employ gold about the reins, the bit, and the cheek-plates. ..."

2. History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark, 1804-5-6: Reprinted by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, James Kendall Hosmer (1902)
"Description of their weapons of warfare — Their curious mode of making a shield — The caparison of their horses — The dress of the men and of the women ..."

3. Letters and Conversational Remarks by John Newton, John Campbell (1811)
"These are to the man no more than the trappings to a horse, which is the same animal, whether laden with panniers, or dressed in a fine caparison. ..."

4. History of the Expedition of Captain Lewis and Clark, 1804-5-6 by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, James Kendall Hosmer (1903)
"... women—Their complaints of Spanish treachery — Description of their weapons of warfare — Their curious mode of making a shield — The caparison of their ..."

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