Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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trapping .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.
- noun plural Specifically, ornaments to be put on horses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Clothing orequipment ; that which gives theappearance of something. - noun
Ornamental coverings orharnesses for a horse;caparisons . - noun Plural form of
trapping . - noun Instances of trapping.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
Etymologies
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Examples
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Capitalism, with all its trappings, is the dominant financial model for the entire world.
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The ones that really bother me, and seem to be on the decline, are the Tolkeinesque stories, but even the more modern sword and sorcery stuff, that avoids the Tolkein trappings, still has the quests and heirs and stuff that just gets old, even before it starts.
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Capitalism, with all its trappings, is the dominant financial model for the entire world.
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Capitalism, with all its trappings, is the dominant financial model for the entire world.
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Capitalism, with all its trappings, is the dominant financial model for the entire world.
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The Nabobs are getting close to their moment of power and, of course, power comes with certain trappings, one of which must needs be a Palace.
Archive 2008-02-10 2008
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The Nabobs are getting close to their moment of power and, of course, power comes with certain trappings, one of which must needs be a Palace.
The Oracle Speaks 2008
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She claims that while a gerund has certain trappings of a verb, it is actually a noun.
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She claims that while a gerund has certain trappings of a verb, it is actually a noun.
The prescriptivists’ untying of this Gordian Knot is flawed « Motivated Grammar 2008
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Capitalism, with all it’s trappings, is the dominant financial model for the entire world.
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