Caparison — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

put a caparison on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɐɹˌɪsən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐfˈeɪnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐfˈeɪnz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɐɹˌɪsən/.

Examples

caparison the horses for the festive occasion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dress up housing barde bard trapping

Parts of Speech

noun	stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
verb	put a caparison on “caparison the horses for the festive occasion”

Word Forms

caparison	verb	put a caparison on
caparison	noun	stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
bard	noun	an ornamental caparison for a horse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schabracke

Stallausrüstung bestehend aus einer verzierten Decke für ein Pferd, insbesondere (früher) für ein Schlachtross

🇫🇷French

caparaçon

équipement d'écurie constitué d'une couverture décorée pour un cheval, notamment (anciennement) pour un cheval de guerre

🇪🇸Spanish

vestido

Equipo de establo que consiste en una cubierta decorada para un caballo, especialmente (antiguamente) para un caballo de guerra.

🇮🇹Italian

gualdrappa

equipaggiamento da scuderia costituito da una copertura decorata per un cavallo, in particolare (in passato) per un cavallo da guerra

🇵🇹Portuguese

capa

equipamento de estábulo que consiste em uma cobertura decorada para um cavalo, especialmente (anteriormente) para um cavalo de guerra

🇷🇺Russian

одеяние

конюшня, состоящая из украшенного чехла для лошади, особенно (ранее) для боевого коня

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलंकृत करना

स्थिर गियर जिसमें घोड़े के लिए विशेष रूप से (पूर्व में) युद्ध के घोड़े के लिए सजाया गया आवरण होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

காபரிசன்

குதிரைக்கு, குறிப்பாக (முன்னர்) போர்க்குதிரைக்கு அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட உறையைக் கொண்ட நிலையான கியர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాపారిజన్

గుర్రానికి అలంకరించబడిన కవరింగ్‌తో కూడిన స్థిరమైన గేర్, ముఖ్యంగా (గతంలో) యుద్ధ గుర్రం కోసం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્ષમતા

સ્થિર ગિયર જેમાં ઘોડા માટે સુશોભિત આવરણ હોય છે, ખાસ કરીને (અગાઉ) યુદ્ધના ઘોડા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಪಾರಿಸನ್

ಕುದುರೆಗೆ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಿದ ಹೊದಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾದ ಗೇರ್, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ (ಹಿಂದೆ) ಯುದ್ಧಕುದುರೆಗಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാപാരിസൺ

ഒരു കുതിരയ്ക്ക് അലങ്കരിച്ച ആവരണം അടങ്ങിയ സ്ഥിരതയുള്ള ഗിയർ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് (മുമ്പ്) ഒരു യുദ്ധക്കുതിരയ്ക്ക്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

华丽的

由马用装饰覆盖物组成的马厩装备，尤其是（以前）用于战马的马厩装备

🇯🇵Japanese

比較

馬、特に（以前は）軍馬用の装飾された覆いからなる馬具

🇰🇷Korean

성장

말, 특히 (이전에는) 군마를 위한 장식 덮개로 구성된 안정적인 장비

🇹🇭Thai

คาปริสัน

คอกม้าที่ประกอบด้วยเครื่องปกปิดม้าโดยเฉพาะ (เดิม) สำหรับม้าศึก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghiasi

perlengkapan kandang yang terdiri dari penutup berhias untuk kuda, khususnya (sebelumnya) untuk kuda perang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غطاء مزركش

معدات ثابتة تتكون من غطاء مزخرف للحصان، وخاصة (سابقًا) لحصان الحرب

🇹🇷Turkish

kapari

Bir at için, özellikle (eskiden) bir savaş atı için süslü bir kaplamadan oluşan sabit teçhizat

🇮🇱Hebrew

קפריסון

ציוד יציב המורכב מכיסוי מעוטר לסוס, במיוחד (לשעבר) לסוס מלחמה

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The primary meaning of 'caparison' is 'stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse'.

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