ə noun
1.
a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
2.
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cover with a caparison.
4.
to dress richly; deck.
Origin:
1585–95; < Middle French caparasson (now caparaçon) < Old Spanish caparazón, akin to capa cape1
1585–95; < Middle French caparasson (now caparaçon) < Old Spanish caparazón, akin to capa cape1
Related forms
un·ca·par·i·soned, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse |
| 2. | rich or elaborate clothing and ornaments |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to put a caparison on |
| [C16: via obsolete French from Old Spanish caparazón saddlecloth, probably from capa | |
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Word Origin & History
caparison
1598, "cloth spread over a saddle," also "personal dress and ornaments," from Fr. caparasson (Mod.Fr. caparaçon, from Sp. caparazon, from augmentative of M.L. caparo, the name of a type of cape worn by women, lit. "chaperon" (see chaperon). Pp. adj. caparisoned is
attested from 1600, from a verb caparison (1594).
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