Caparison

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Gay or rich clothing.

II. Caparison ·vt To aborn with rich dress; to Dress.

III. Caparison ·vt To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out with decorative trappings, as a horse.

IV. Caparison ·noun An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, ·esp. when decorative.