Caparison
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caparison is a noun meaning The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
Meaning
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
More Meanings
- Gay or rich clothing.
- To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
Example Sentences
Come, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse
That very year they received an order from Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden (1594-1632) for a large number of tapestries and four caparisons.
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.
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!
Word Forms
- caparisons
- caparisoning
- caparisoned
Synonyms for caparison
Depending on context, synonyms include trapping, housing, dress up, housings, bard.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dress up, trapping, housing, bard, housings, trappings.
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