"caparison" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caparisons [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French caparasson (Modern French caparaçon), from Old Spanish caparazón, from Old Occitan capairon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|caparasson}} Middle French caparasson, {{der|en|fr|caparaçon}} French caparaçon, {{der|en|osp|caparazón}} Old Spanish caparazón, {{der|en|pro|capairon}} Old Occitan capairon Head templates: {{en-noun}} caparison (plural caparisons)
  1. The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant. Translations (coverings for an animal, often ornamental): gualdrapa [feminine] (Catalan), loimi (english: ordinary rug) (Finnish), koristeloimi (ornamental) (Finnish), caparaçon [masculine] (French), tegilo (Ido), gléas [masculine] (Irish), ephippium [neuter] (Latin), برگستوان (bargostvân) (Persian), kropierz [masculine] (Polish), попо́на (popóna) [feminine] (Russian), чепра́к (čeprák) [feminine] (Russian), caparazón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-caparison-en-noun-iSaVsSD0 Disambiguation of 'coverings for an animal, often ornamental': 100 0
  2. Gay or rich clothing. Translations (gay or rich clothing): hepenet [plural] (Finnish), gléas [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-caparison-en-noun-m0honQP0 Disambiguation of 'gay or rich clothing': 0 100

Verb

Forms: caparisons [present, singular, third-person], caparisoning [participle, present], caparisoned [participle, past], caparisoned [past]
Etymology: From Middle French caparasson (Modern French caparaçon), from Old Spanish caparazón, from Old Occitan capairon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|caparasson}} Middle French caparasson, {{der|en|fr|caparaçon}} French caparaçon, {{der|en|osp|caparazón}} Old Spanish caparazón, {{der|en|pro|capairon}} Old Occitan capairon Head templates: {{en-verb}} caparison (third-person singular simple present caparisons, present participle caparisoning, simple past and past participle caparisoned)
  1. To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings. Categories (lifeform): Horse tack
    Sense id: en-caparison-en-verb-~sDRQY5t Disambiguation of Horse tack: 40 7 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 3 55

Inflected forms

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