trappings

  • 121Traps — Traps, n. pl. [See {Trappings}, and {Trap} to dress.] Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use; goods; luggage; things. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 122accoutrement — or accouterment noun Date: 1549 1. a. equipment, trappings; specifically a soldier s outfit usually not including clothes and weapons usually used in plural b. an accessory item of clothing or equipment usually used in plural 2. archaic …

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  • 123equipage — noun Date: 1573 1. a. material or articles used in equipment ; outfit b. archaic (1) a set of small articles (as for table service) (2) etui c. trappings 2. archaic retinu …

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  • 124furniture — noun Etymology: Middle French fourniture, from fournir Date: 1542 equipment that is necessary, useful, or desirable: as a. archaic the trappings of a horse b. movable articles used in readying an area (as a room or patio) for occupancy or use …

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  • 125habiliment — noun Etymology: Middle English abiliments, habilementes, from Middle French abillement, habillemens, from Old French abiller to prepare, equip, from bille trimmed wood, log more at billet Date: 15th century 1. plural characteristic apparatus ;… …

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  • 126mumbo jumbo — noun Etymology: Mumbo Jumbo, a masked figure among Mandingo peoples of western Africa Date: 1738 1. an object of superstitious homage and fear 2. a. a complicated often ritualistic observance with elaborate trappings b. complicated activity or… …

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  • 127trapping — noun Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of trappen more at trap Date: 14th century 1. caparison 1 usually used in plural 2. plural outward decoration or dress ; ornamental equipment 3. plural outward signs < conventional men with all the&#8230; …

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  • 128caparison — I. noun Etymology: Middle French caparaçon, from Old Spanish caparazón Date: 1579 1. a. an ornamental covering for a horse b. decorative trappings and harness 2. rich clothing ; adornment II. transitive verb …

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