caparisoning

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caparisoning - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caparison \Ca*par"i*son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caparisonedp.
     pr. & vb. n. Caparisoning.] [Cf. F capara[,c]onner.]
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     1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out
        with decorative trappings, as a horse.
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              The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To adorn with rich dress; to dress.
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              I am caparisoned like a man.          --Shak.
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