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Definition: Trappings |
TrappingsNoun1. Accessory wearing apparel. 2. Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "trappings" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Note: Trappings \Trap"pings\, plural noun. [From Trap to dress with ornaments.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: TrappingsSynonyms: caparison (n), furnishings (n), housing (n), housings (n), trapping (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Adjunct | Rider, offshoot, episode, side issue, corollary; piece; flap, lappet, skirt, embroidery, trappings, cortege; tail, suffix; (sequel); wing. |
Clothing | Outfit, equipment, trousseau; uniform, regimentals; continentals; canonicals; livery, gear, harness, turn-out, accouterment, caparison, suit, rigging, trappings, traps, slops, togs, toggery; day wear, night wear, zoot suit; designer clothes; masquerade. |
Instrument | Gear; tackle, tackling, rig, rigging, apparatus, appliances; plant, materiel; harness, trappings, fittings, accouterments; barde; equipment, equipmentage; appointments, furniture, upholstery; chattels; paraphernalia; (belongings). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Trappings |
| English words defined with "trappings": Accoutrements ♦ Betrap ♦ caparisoned ♦ off-putting ♦ Trappures. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "trappings": Traps. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Let Harlequin be taken with a fit of the colic and his trappings will have to serve that mood too. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Belgium | The modern Belgian Socialist parties have shed much of their early Marxist trappings. (references) |
El Salvador | From the 1930s to the 1970s, authoritarian governments employed political repression and limited reform to maintain power, despite the trappings of democracy. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | Greatness comes in simple trappings. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Trappings" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.96% of the time. "Trappings" is used about 192 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 98.96% | 190 | 22,288 |
| Noun (common) | 1.04% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 192 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "trappings": camel-trappings, donkey-trappings, horse-trappings. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
trappings | 5 |
bob cowboy frontier trappings | 3 |
furniture trappings | 2 |
harness horse trappings | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "trappings"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | takëm (cutlery, furniture, harness, kidney, kit, movables, rig, service, table ware, tackle), zbukurime (openwork, ornamentals), veshje ceremoniale (robe, vestment, war paint), pajime (equipment, furniture, gear, kit, outfit, turn out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | زخارف (housing, trim), الجل غطاء مزركش لسرج الفرس. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | украса (adornment, decking, decoration, dressing, embellishment, embroidery, flower, fretwork, gilding, ornament, set off), украшения (fixings, jewels, knick-knackery), официален костюм, парадна конска сбруя, параден мундир. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 诱捕 (Ensnare, Ginned, Ginning, trapping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ozdoby (frill, jewellery), okrasa (adornment, decoration, ornament), koòská výstroj, charakteristické znaky. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | seletoej (facilities, harness, harness trappings). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | tuigwerk (harness trappings). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ornements (trim), harnachement (harness trappings), carapaçon. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Schmuck (adornment, array, decoration, embellishment, emblazonment, emblazonments, jewellery, jewelry, natty, neat, ornament, ornamentation, panoply, saucy, smart, Spruce, sprucely, tidy, trig, trim, trinket), Putz (finery, plaster, rendering, roughcast). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοσμήματα (jewellery, jewels), στολίδια (finery, jewellery, trimmings), χάμουρα (harness), φάλαρα ίππων. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | קשוטים (frills). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ünnepi díszruha. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | finimenti (harness), bardatura (accouterment, accoutrement, caparison, harness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | appingstray pompa (eclat, flaunt, grandeur, grandiosity, inflation, magnificence, pageantry, pomp, pride, shew, show, showiness, splender, splendor, splendour), ornamentos, decoração (adornment, décor, decking, decoration, gilding, ornament, ornamentation, set), aspecto exterior (form, guest-card, outside, semblance, shell, shew, show, surface), arreios (saddlery), aparato (display, ostentation, pageant, pageantry, pomp, swank). (various references) marafet (artifice, fuss, trick, trifles, whims), harnaşament ornamentat, gãtealã (array, caparison, finery, livery, toilet). (various references) украшения (embellishment, finery, knick-knackery, ornamentation), конская сбруя, внешние атрибуты. (various references) svečano odelo, spoljni sjaj, konjska oprema (harness). (various references) jaeces, galas (finery), arreos (harness), adornos (finery, frills, hangings, ornamentation, paraphernalia, titivation, trimming, trimmings). (various references) grannlåt (bauble, display, frills, frippery, furbelows, gaud, gewgaw, show, tawdriness, trumpery). (various references) takı (affix, ending, formative, garniture, jewelery, ornament, ornamentation, particle, postposition), ziynet, süslü koşum takımı. (various references) амуніція, прикраси (furnishing, knick-knackery, ornamental, ornamentation). (various references) ce+r (gear, tools). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ornamenta, ornamenti, ornamentis, ornamento, ornamentum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "trappings": strappings. (additional references) | |
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"Trappings" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: trippings. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "trappings" (pronounced tra"pingz) |
| 4 | -p i ng z | clippings, droppings, groupings, helpings, scrapings, toppings. |
| 3 | -i ng z | bearings, beatings, beginnings, beheadings, beings, belongings, Billings, blessings, boardings, bombings, bookings, borrowings, briefings, buildings, burnings, bushings, carjackings, carvings, casings, castings, ceilings, closings, coatings, comings, couplings, coverings, cowlings, cravings, crossings, cuttings, darlings, dealings, doings, drawings, dressings, drownings, ducklings, dumplings, dwellings, earnings, earrings, earthlings, endings, engravings, etchings, evenings, everlastings, facings, failings, fastenings, feedings, feelings, fightings, filings, fillings, financings, findings, firings, fittings, fixings, flavorings, followings, forgings, frostings, furnishings, gatherings, goings, greetings, hangings, happenings, headings, hearings, herrings, hijackings, holdings, housings, hustings, innings, killings, landholdings, landings, lashings, leanings, leavings, leggings, lemmings, lightnings, linings, listings, livings, loadings, lodgings, longings, lynchings, mailings, makings, marketings, markings, meanings, meetings, misgivings, misunderstandings, moldings, moorings, mornings, mouldings, muggings, musings, nestlings, nothings, offerings, openings, outings, paintings, pickings, pilings, plantings, pleadings, poisonings, postings, posturings, printings, proceedings, publishings, puddings, railings, rankings, ratings, readings, recordings, rehearings, ridings, riggings, Rollings, rulings, rumblings, runnings, samplings, saplings, savings, sayings, schillings, screenings, seasonings, seatings, seedlings, servings, settings, shadings, shavings, shillings, shipbuildings, shootings, shortcomings, showings, siblings, sightings, skillings, slayings, soundings, spellings, stabbings, standings, stockings, sufferings, surroundings, tailings, takings, teachings, tidings, trimmings, underlings, underpinnings, understandings, undertakings, uprisings, vikings, wanderings, warnings, weddings, whitings, winnings, workings, writings, wrongdoings, yearlings, yearnings. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: strapping. | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-i-n-p-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: partings, tappings, trapping. | |
-2 letters: gastrin, gratins, parings, parsing, parsnip, parting, pasting, prating, rapping, rasping, ratings, sapping, sparing, spirant, staring, tapping. | |
-3 letters: gainst, giants, grains, grants, gratin, gratis, instar, paints, papist, paring, patins, pintas, prangs, prints, ptisan, raping, rapist, rasing, rating, santir, sating, sprain, sprang, spring, sprint, strain, strang, string, taping, tapirs, taring, trains. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-i-n-p-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: prepasting, strappings. | |
+2 letters: prestamping, suppurating, unstrapping. | |
+3 letters: propagandist, propagations, transhipping. | |
+4 letters: bootstrapping, mousetrapping, propagandists, stepparenting, transshipping. | |
+5 letters: apostrophising, apostrophizing, propagandistic, stepparentings. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 72 61 70 70 69 6E 67 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- .-. .- .--. .--. .. -. --. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01110010 01100001 01110000 01110000 01101001 01101110 01100111 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T r a p p i n g s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0072 0061 0070 0070 0069 006E 0067 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)548467828275807385 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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