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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caparison \Ca*par"i*son\, n. [F. capara?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, esp. when decorative. Their horses clothed with rich caparison. --Drylen. 2. Gay or rich clothing. My heart groans beneath the gay caparison. --Smollett. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caparison \Ca*par"i*son\, v. t. [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 aborn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caparison n : a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: {trapping}, {housing}, {housings}] v : put a caparison on of horses [syn: {bard}, {dress up}]
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