 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
caparison
noun: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse,
especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: {trapping}, {trappings},
{housing}, {housings}]
verb: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive
occasion" [syn: {bard}, {dress up}]
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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Caparison \Ca*par"i*son\, noun [F. capara[,c]on, fr. Sp. caparazon
a cover for a saddle, coach, etc.; capa cloak, cover (fr. LL.
capa, cf. LL. caparo also fr. capa) + the term. azon. See
{Cap}.]
1. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness
or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, especially
when decorative.
Their horses clothed with rich caparison. --Drylen.
2. Gay or rich clothing.
My heart groans beneath the gay caparison.
--Smollett.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "caparison":
accouterments, back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bellyband, bit,
blinders, blinds, breeching, bridle, cavesson, checkrein,
cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, crownband, crupper, curb,
furnishings, gag swivel, getup, girth, hackamore, halter, hames,
hametugs, harness, headgear, headstall, hip straps, horse blanket,
horsecloth, housing, jaquima, jerk line, lines, livery, martingale,
noseband, outfit, pole strap, reins, ribbons, rig, saddle,
saddle blanket, saddlecloth, shaft tug, side check, snaffle,
surcingle, tack, tackle, things, trappings, trousseau, tug,
turnout, wardrobe, winker braces, yoke
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