The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caparison \Ca*par"i*son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caparisonedp. pr. & vb. n. Caparisoning.] [Cf. F capara[,c]onner.]
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To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse.
The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand.
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To adorn with rich dress; to dress.
I am caparisoned like a man.
--Shak. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of caparison English)
Usage examples of "caparisoning".
The vehicle's bright caparisoning had been stained by spray and perhaps a storm in its journey from one of the more distant of the Council Islands—baronies, in effect—of Tethys.
The vehicle's bright caparisoning had been stained by spray and perhaps a storm in its journey from one of the more distant of the Council Islandsbaronies, in effectof Tethys.