caparison
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caparison
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From Middle French caparasson (Modern French caparaçon), from Old Spanish caparazón, from Old Occitan capairon.
noun caparisons
- 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.
- 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 caparisons · caparisoning · caparisoned
- To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings. Come, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse
Translations
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noun coverings for an animal, often ornamental
| Español | caparazón |
|---|---|
| Français | caparaçon |
| Italiano | gualdrappa |
| Русский | попо́на popóna, чепра́к čeprák |
Talk about this word "caparison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caparison. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caparison. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caparison "caparison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caparison.Cite this
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