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noun 
  1. The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
19th c. And the green of the of the horse, and of his rider, was as green as the leaves of the fir-tree, and the yellow was as yellow as the blossom of the broom. " Anon., tr. by Lady Charlotte Guest, s:The Mabinogion/The Dream of Rhonabwy, The Mabinogion/The Dream of Rhonabwy.
verb 
  1. To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
1593 Come, bustle, bustle; my horse " Shakespeare, Richard III, s:The_Tragedy_of_Richard_the_Third
  1. SCENE_III._Bosworth_Field., Act 5, Scene 3.
Etymology: from (OSp.) (term, caparazón, lang=osp).


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