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noun (used with a plural verb)
1.
articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character.
2.
conventional adornment; characteristic signs: trappings of democracy.
3.
Sometimes, trapping. an ornamental covering for a horse; caparison.
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Trappings
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trappings
"ornamental covering for a horse," late 14c., from M.E. trappe "cloth for a horse" (c.1300), alteration of M.Fr. drap "cloth" (see drape).
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