trap•pings
Pronunciation: (trap'ingz), [key]
— n. (used with a plural v.)
- articles of equipment or dress, esp. of an ornamental character.
- conventional adornment; characteristic signs: trappings of democracy.
- Sometimes, trapping. an ornamental covering for a horse; caparison.
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