Monday Word: Caparisoned
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1word1daycaparisoned
[kəˈ pærəsnd]
meaning
(of a horse or other animal) to be decked out in rich decorative coverings
EXAMPLES
ON FESTIVAL DAYS in India you will often see a huge elephant, caparisoned in gold and gorgeous cloth, carrying an image of the Lord on its back through the village streets. Passage Meditation: A Complete Spiritual Practice by Eknath Easwarn
Origin
early 16th century: from obsolete French caparasson, from Spanish caparazón ‘saddlecloth’, from capa ‘hood’.
Or Virginia Woolf's description of Queen Elizabeth I in Orlando:
[kəˈ pærəsnd]
meaning
(of a horse or other animal) to be decked out in rich decorative coverings
EXAMPLES
ON FESTIVAL DAYS in India you will often see a huge elephant, caparisoned in gold and gorgeous cloth, carrying an image of the Lord on its back through the village streets. Passage Meditation: A Complete Spiritual Practice by Eknath Easwarn
Origin
early 16th century: from obsolete French caparasson, from Spanish caparazón ‘saddlecloth’, from capa ‘hood’.
Or Virginia Woolf's description of Queen Elizabeth I in Orlando:
