Caparisoned

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of caparison form-of, participle, past

    "She was tall and angular, and held her head very high; it was surmounted with wonderful turbans and plumages, and indeed the four ladies were caparisoned altogether in a manner of their own."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a richly ornamented harness.
  2. 2
    Dressed in richly ornamented finery.

    "Preceded by the richly caparisoned guards, care had been taken to give them the appearance of an escort necessary to dignity—but not to security."

Adjective
  1. 1
    clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
clothed

Example

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"Preceded by the richly caparisoned guards, care had been taken to give them the appearance of an escort necessary to dignity—but not to security."

Etymology

From caparison + -ed.

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