trappings
91drape — [15] The verb drape originally meant ‘weave wool into cloth’. It was borrowed from Old French draper, which was a derivative of drap ‘cloth’ (source of English drab). This in turn came from late Latin drappus, which was ultimately of Celtic… …
92traps — {{11}}traps (n.1) expanse of dark igneous rock, 1794, from Swed. trapp (1766), from trappa stair, related to M.L.G. trappe staircase (see TRAP (Cf. trap) (n.)). So called from the step like appearance of the rock. {{12}}traps (n.2) drums, cymbals …
93trap — trap1 noun 1》 a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals. 2》 an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape. ↘a trick betraying someone into acting contrary to their interests or intentions. 3》 a container or device… …
94χρυσοφάλαρον — χρῡσοφάλαρον , χρυσοφάλαρος with trappings of gold masc/fem acc sg χρῡσοφάλαρον , χρυσοφάλαρος with trappings of gold neut nom/voc/acc sg …
95drab — [16] Drab is a variant of the now obsolete form drap, which was borrowed from Old French drap ‘cloth’ (source also of English drape, draper, and trappings). It was originally a noun meaning ‘cloth’ in English too, but the beginnings of its… …
96drape — [15] The verb drape originally meant ‘weave wool into cloth’. It was borrowed from Old French draper, which was a derivative of drap ‘cloth’ (source of English drab). This in turn came from late Latin drappus, which was ultimately of Celtic… …
97caparison — [kə par′i sən, kə par′izən] n. [Fr caparaçon < OProv caparasso, large hooded cloak < capa: see CAPE1] 1. an ornamented covering for a horse; trappings 2. clothing, equipment, and ornaments; outfit vt. 1. to cover (a horse) with trappings 2 …
98trap — trap1 [trap] n. [ME trappe < OE træppe, akin to treppan, to step, Ger treppe, stairway < IE * dreb , to run, step, trip (var. of base * drā ) > Pol drabina, ladder] 1. any device for catching animals, as one that snaps shut tightly when… …
99trap·pings — /ˈtræpıŋz/ noun [plural] : the objects, activities, etc., that are associated with a particular condition, situation, or position in life : the visible signs of something Despite its democratic trappings, the country s government was a… …
100SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, JEWISH — Fantasy is a genre of literature in which realistic narratives are disrupted by unnatural or unexplainable events. The term Science Fiction (SF) emerged during the 1930s as a catchall descriptor for a publishing category with roots traceable to… …
