1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Caparison \Ca*par"i*son\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Caparisoned}p. pr. & vb. n. {Caparisoning}.] [Cf. F capara[,c]onner.] 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 adorn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. --Shak. ||

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