Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caparison

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: ca-pari-son
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.

noun

Gay or rich clothing.

verb

To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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!"
"Come, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse"

Etymology

From Middle French caparasson (Modern French caparaçon), from Old Spanish caparazón, from Old Occitan capairon.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: caparasson, caparaçon, caparazón, capairon

Inflected Forms

caparisons (plural) caparisons (present, singular) caparisoning (participle, present) caparisoned (participle, past) caparisoned (past)

Synonyms

trapping housing bard barde dress up

Questions

What does caparison mean?: The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
Where does caparison come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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