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Definition of Caparisoned
1. Adjective. Clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings).
Definition of Caparisoned
1. Adjective. (context: of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness. ¹
2. Adjective. Dressed in richly ornamented finery. ¹
3. Verb. (past of caparison) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caparisoned
1. caparison [v] - See also: caparison
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caparisoned
Literary usage of Caparisoned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of India by Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson, Romesh Chunder Dutt, Vincent Arthur Smith, Stanley Lane-Poole, Henry Miers Elliot, William Wilson Hunter, Alfred Comyn Lyall (1907)
"Y caparisoned ELEPHANT. ¡ caped him, and then Malik Kafur ordered a general
massacre at Kandur. It was thereupon ascertained that the raja had fled to ..."
2. The History of Rome by Livy (1888)
"border, a Spanish cloak with a gold clasp, and a horse completely caparisoned,
and then dismissed him, ordering a party of horse to escort him as far as he ..."
3. The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company: Including that of the by George Bryce (1900)
"A picturesque life—The prairie hunters and traders—Gaily-caparisoned dog trains—The
great winter packets—Joy in the lonely forts—The summer trade—The York ..."
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