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caparison

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  1. 1. n. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, esp. when decorative. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Gay or rich clothing. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To aborn with rich dress; to dress. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. put a caparison on Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, esp. when decorative. Their horses clothed with rich caparison. Drylen. 2. Gay or rich clothing. My heart groans beneath the gay caparison. Smollett. 1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand. Dryden. 2. To aborn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. Shak. Source: webster
  8. 8. n. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse v. put a caparison on Source: ecdict

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