Synonyms for trappings
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : trap-ingz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtræp ɪŋz |
Top 10 synonyms for trappings Other synonyms for the word trappings
Définition of trappings
Origin :- "ornamental covering for a horse," late 14c., from Middle English trappe "cloth for a horse" (c.1300), later "personal effects" (mid-15c.), alteration of Middle French drap "cloth" (see drape (n.)).
- noun paraphernalia, equipment
- His sword-sheath, breastplate, and trappings were clear and bright.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Nothing could exceed the beauty of their proportions and the splendour of their trappings.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
- Like Tom Sawyer, he loved the glare and trappings of leadership.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- The trappings of horse soldiers are evidently made as noisy as possible.
- Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
- If they are not soldiers, why do they wear these trappings of the battle-field?
- Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
- She did not say that she lacked the money to buy the suits and trappings.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- He supplied the trappings of science, without the authority to override O'Donnell.
- Extract from : « The Leech » by Phillips Barbee
- Their dresses are superb; their arms and trappings are encrusted with gold and gems.
- Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
- The rigging, the fishing gear and other trappings, were not yet aboard.
- Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
- They clustered round the horse and seized upon the trappings.
- Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
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