First Known Use: 14th century
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trapping
noun
Definition of TRAPPING
1
: caparison 1 —usually used in plural
2
plural : outward decoration or dress : ornamental equipment
3
plural : outward signs <conventional men with all the trappings…of banality — Robert Plank>
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Origin of TRAPPING
Middle English, from gerund of trappen — more at trap
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