caparison

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The black motif would have also been on the prince's surcoat worn over his armour, and on the horse's caparison.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2014

In Kollum, a group calling itself the Pooram-Perunaal Celebration Committee was denied a permit to march 52 elephants in protest; the members dressed a bulldozer in a gold-plated caparison and marched with that instead.

From New York Times • May 26, 2012

This time Yerby's missile is dressed in full medieval caparison.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hope wore it on NBC-TV's quiz show, Play Your Hunch, where contestants guessed about the number of constellations in her high-carat caparison.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next came two grooms on foot, leading a horse covered with black caparison, the reins being held by a gentleman on horseback.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur