horse trappings

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• trappings — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) the visible signs or objects associated with a particular situation or role: the trappings of success. 2) a horse s ornamental harness. ORIGIN from obsolete trap «trappings», from Old French drap «drape» …   English terms dictionary

• trappings — (n.) ornamental covering for a horse, late 14c., from M.E. trappe cloth for a horse (c.1300), later personal effects (mid 15c.), alteration of M.Fr. drap cloth (see DRAPE (Cf. drape) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

• trappings — [trap′iŋz] pl.n. [< ME trappe: see TRAP3] 1. an ornamental covering for a horse; caparison 2. articles of dress, esp. of an ornamental kind; adornments 3. the things usually associated with something as an outward sign of its existence or… …   English World dictionary

• horse-milliner — horseˈ milliner noun (archaic) Someone who provides the trappings for horses • • • Main Entry: ↑horse horse milliner see under ↑horse • • • Main Entry: ↑milliner …   Useful english dictionary

• horse|cloth — «HRS KLTH, KLOTH», noun. a rug or cloth used to cover a horse or as part of its trappings …   Useful english dictionary

• horse — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid hoofed plant eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding and to carry and pull loads. b an adult male horse; a stallion or gelding. c any other four legged mammal of the genus Equus,… …   Useful english dictionary

• trappings — /trap ingz/, n. (used with a plural v.) 1. articles of equipment or dress, esp. of an ornamental character. 2. conventional adornment; characteristic signs: trappings of democracy. 3. Sometimes, trapping. an ornamental covering for a horse;… …   Universalium

• trappings — noun a) Clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something. He went through his belongings, gradually shedding the trappings of youth. b) Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons …   Wiktionary

• Trappings — The decorated or ornamental cover of a horse s saddle or harness, sometimes with mail beneath; the more elaborate trappings covered the animal completely but for eye holes and an opening for the muzzle. [< Fr. drap = a cover] …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• trappings — [14] Trappings are etymologically ‘drapery’. The word was adapted from Anglo Norman *trapour, a variant of Old French drapure; and this in turn was a derivative of drap ‘cloth’, source of English drape, drapery, etc. It was originally used in… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• trappings — plural noun 1》 the visible signs or objects associated with a particular situation or role: I had the trappings of success. 2》 a horse s ornamental harness. Origin ME: derivative of trap2 …   English new terms dictionary