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  • 101Accouterments — Ac*cou ter*ments, Accoutrements Ac*cou tre*ments, n. pl. [F. accoutrement, earlier also accoustrement, earlier also accoustrement. See {Accouter}.] Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and equipments worn by soldiers. [1913… …

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  • 102Accoutrements — Accouterments Ac*cou ter*ments, Accoutrements Ac*cou tre*ments, n. pl. [F. accoutrement, earlier also accoustrement, earlier also accoustrement. See {Accouter}.] Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and equipments worn by… …

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  • 103Betrap — Be*trap , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrapped}.] 1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent. Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck. [1913 Webster] After them followed two other chariots covered with red… …

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  • 104Betrapped — Betrap Be*trap , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrapped}.] 1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent. Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck. [1913 Webster] After them followed two other chariots covered… …

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  • 105Caparison — Ca*par i*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caparisoned}p. pr. & vb. n. {Caparisoning}.] [Cf. F capara[,c]onner.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. [1913 Webster] The steeds …

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  • 106Caparison — Ca*par i*son, n. [F. capara[,c]on, fr. Sp. caparazon a cover for a saddle, coach, etc.; capa cloak, cover (fr. LL. capa, cf. LL. caparo also fr. capa) + the term. azon. See {Cap}.] 1. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or… …

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  • 107Caparisoned — Caparison Ca*par i*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caparisoned}p. pr. & vb. n. {Caparisoning}.] [Cf. F capara[,c]onner.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 108Caparisoning — Caparison Ca*par i*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caparisoned}p. pr. & vb. n. {Caparisoning}.] [Cf. F capara[,c]onner.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 109Commonwealth — Com mon*wealth (?; 277), n. [Common + wealth well being.] 1. A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws. [1913 Webster] The trappings of a… …

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  • 110Drab — Drab, n. [F. drap cloth: LL. drappus, trapus, perh. orig., a firm, solid stuff, cf. F. draper to drape, also to full cloth; prob. of German origin; cf. Icel. drepa to beat, strike, AS. drepan, G. treffen; perh. akin to E. drub. Cf. {Drape},… …

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