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trappings¹

Where it comes from

From trapping.

noun

  1. plural, plural only Clothing or equipment. He went through his belongings, gradually shedding the trappings of youth.
  2. plural, plural only Something which gives the appearance of something. Whether any of the relatives of the seamen whose names appeared there were now among the congregation, I knew not; but so many are the unrecorded accidents in the fishery, and so plainly did several women present wear the countenance if not the trappings of some unceasing grief, that I feel sure tha
  3. plural, plural only Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.

trappings²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of trapping

Translations

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noun clothing which gives the appearance

Françaisaccoutrement

noun something which gives the appearance of something

Españolpergeño, pergenio, ribetes, asomo

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"trappings." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trappings. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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trappings. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trappings

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"trappings." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trappings.

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@misc{trappings_2026,
  title = {trappings},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trappings},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}