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caparisoned

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ca·par·i·son  (k-pr-sn)
n.
1. An ornamental covering for a horse or for its saddle or harness; trappings.
2. Richly ornamented clothing; finery.
tr.v. ca·par·i·soned, ca·par·i·son·ing, ca·par·i·sons
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.]
caparisoned [kap-par-riss-sond]
Adjective
(esp. of a horse) magnificently decorated or dressed [Old Spanish caparazón saddlecloth]
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Adj.1.caparisoned - clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
clad, clothed - wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses"


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Occasionally it was brought out, and, being gaily caparisoned, was ridden by one of the officers at full speed over the hard sand beach.
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Then, follow white elephants caparisoned in countless gorgeous colours, and infinite in number and attendants.
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It was one autumn morning, and as usual, an hour before daybreak our cavalry had turned out, ready caparisoned for the day's work, whether it might be fighting or waiting.
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