Meaning of TRAPPINGS
| Pronunciation: | | 'trapingz
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
- [n] accessory wearing apparel
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| | Synonyms: | | caparison, furnishings, housing, housings, trapping |
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| | See Also: | | accessory, accouterment, accoutrement, bard, horsecloth, saddlery, stable gear, tack | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Trap"pings\, n. pl. [From {Trap} to dress with
ornaments.]
1. That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress;
superficial decorations.
Trappings of life, for ornament, not use. --Dryden.
These but the trappings and the suits of woe.
--Shak.
2. Specifically, ornaments to be put on horses.
Caparisons and steeds, Bases and tinsel trappings.
--Milton.
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