caparison
nounEtymology
From Middle French caparasson (Modern French caparaçon), from Old Spanish caparazón, from Old Occitan capairon.
- derived from capairon
- derived from caparazón
- derived from caparaçon
- derived from caparasson
Definitions
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
- And the green of the caparison of the horse, and of his rider, was as green as the leaves of the fir-tree, and the yellow was as yellow as the blossom of the broom.
- That very year they received an order from Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden (1594-1632) for a large number of tapestries and four caparisons.
Gay or rich clothing.
- What boots it, that my Fortune decks me thus / With unſubſtantial Plumes; when my Heart groans / Beneath the gay Capariſon, and Love / With unrequited Paſſion wounds my Soul!
To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
- Come, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at caparison. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at caparison. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at caparison
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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