caparison

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Definition of caparison

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

“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.”
“That very year they received an order from Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden (1594-1632) for a large number of tapestries and four caparisons.”

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noun

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

“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.”
“That very year they received an order from Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden (1594-1632) for a large number of tapestries and four caparisons.”
Gay or rich clothing.

“What boots it, that my Fortune decks me thus / With unſubſtantial Plumes; when my Heart groans / Beneath the gay Capariſon, and Love / With unrequited Paſſion wounds my Soul!”

verb

To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.

“Come, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Middle French caparasson (Modern French caparaçon), from Old Spanish caparazón, from Old Occitan capairon.

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