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- Caparison - Wikipedia
In antiquity, a "magnificently caparisoned horse" takes a central place in a vision reported in the deutero-canonical text, 2 Maccabees 3:25, which prevents the Seleucid emissary Heliodorus from a planned assault on the Jewish temple treasury in Jerusalem
- CAPARISON Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
CAPARISON definition: a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings See examples of caparison used in a sentence
- Caparisoned - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
caparisoned Add to list Definitions of caparisoned adjective clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
- Caparisoned - definition of caparisoned by The Free Dictionary
Richly ornamented clothing; finery 1 To outfit (a horse) with an ornamental covering 2 To dress (another) in rich clothing [Obsolete French caparasson, from Old Spanish caparazón, from Medieval Latin cappa, cloak; see cape1 ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
- caparisoned adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
Definition of caparisoned adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- caparisoned, caparison- WordWeb dictionary definition
Adjective: caparisoned ku'per-i-sund [N Amer], ku'pa-ri-sund [Brit] Clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings) "The upper corners of the temple were occupied by life-size caparisoned elephants " Verb: caparison ku'per-i-sun [N Amer], ku'pa-ri-sun [Brit] Put a caparison on " caparison the horses for the festive occasion ";
- caparisoned - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
caparisoned (comparative more caparisoned, superlative most caparisoned) (of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness Preceded by the richly caparisoned guards, care had been taken to give them the appearance of an escort necessary to dignity—but not to security
- Caparisoned - World Wide Words
Caparisoned often features in historical novels, especially nineteenth-century ones by writers such as Sir Walter Scott It has dropped off in popularity since then and has become a semi-cliché, often preceded by words such as richly, ornately and finely
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