caparison
Collocations
2ADJ.
green
VERB + CAPARISON
bustle, come
Definitions
noun
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!
verb
To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
Come, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse
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4And 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.
WiktionaryThat very year they received an order from Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden (1594-1632) for a large number of tapestries and four caparisons.
WiktionaryWhat 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!
WiktionaryCome, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse
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