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CAPARISON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

Synonyms:

caparison; housing; trapping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("caparison" is a kind of...):

saddlery; stable gear; tack (gear for a horse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caparison"):

bard (an ornamental caparison for a horse)

horsecloth (a cloth for the trapping of a horse)

Derivation:

caparison (put a caparison on)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put a caparison on

Example:

caparison the horses for the festive occasion

Synonyms:

bard; barde; caparison; dress up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "caparison" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

caparison (stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse)

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