An ornamental covering or decorative outfit for a horse; or, expensive and showy clothing or equipment.
From Old Spanish 'caparazón,' possibly from Arabic 'qabaʿah,' referring to decorative horse coverings used in medieval times.
Medieval knights decorated their horses in elaborate caparisons as a symbol of wealth and status—some caparisons were embroidered with gold and jewels and could cost as much as the horse itself!
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