Standard Lemma guide

trappings

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Clothing or equipment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • He went through his belongings, gradually shedding the trappings of youth.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something which gives the appearance of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of trapping

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: furnishing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: accessory, accoutrement, accouterment

History

Etymology

From trapping.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: asu — clothing which gives the appearance
  • French: accoutrement — clothing which gives the appearance
  • Polish: odzienie — clothing which gives the appearance
  • Swedish: tillbehör — clothing which gives the appearance
  • Swedish: yttre tecken — clothing which gives the appearance
  • Swedish: utstyrsel — clothing which gives the appearance
  • Polish: oznaka — something which gives the appearance of something
  • Spanish: pergeño — something which gives the appearance of something
  • Spanish: pergenio — something which gives the appearance of something
  • Spanish: ribetes — something which gives the appearance of something
  • Spanish: asomo — something which gives the appearance of something
  • Finnish: koristeloimi — ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse
  • Finnish: koristevaljaat — ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse
  • Persian: ستام (setâm) — ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse
  • Polish: rząd — ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse
  • Polish: uprząż — ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse