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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Trappings

/trăp'-ĭngz/ · Trap·pings · IPA /trˈæpɪŋz/
01 n. pl. That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.
  1. 1.
    That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.
    “Trappings of life, for ornament, not use.” — Dryden.
    “These but the trappings and the suits of woe.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    Specifically, ornaments to be put on horses.
    “Caparisons and steeds, Bases and tinsel trappings.” — Milton.