caparison
caparison is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Gay or rich clothing. My heart groans beneath the gay caparison. Smollett.
- 2.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.
- 3.To aborn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is caparison.
- What is gay or rich clothing. My heart groans beneath the gay caparison. Smollett called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to aborn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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