horse-trappings

This game was inspiriting; they won at it many costly sets of horse-trappings and valuable weapons.

Taras Bulba 2003

And both supposing that with his own hand he had cut off Cyrus, and being willing that all men should think and say so, he sent rich presents to Mithridates, who first wounded him, and charged those by whom he conveyed the gifts to him to tell him, that “the king has honored you with these his favors, because you found and brought him the horse-trappings of Cyrus.”

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

I praised the horse-trappings, and Oxhead's looks in them, and he said he was having more made as gifts for his friends.

The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972

Hephaistion, as always, was on his side, and had taken to Persian horse-trappings.

The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972

The only upshot of this, that I could see, was his looking at Oxathres 'horse-trappings, and liking them so much that he had them copied for old Oxhead.

The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972

This game was inspiriting: they won at it many costly sets of horse-trappings and valuable weapons.

Taras Bulba and Other Tales 1952

Three-cornered amulets sewn up in velvet, strings of dried bamias for stewing, jeleks and djemadans richly embroidered with thick orange silk cord, horse-trappings with scarlet tassels, and gay saddlebags.

High Albania Mary Edith 1909

With regard to silver, those who have occupied curule chairs should keep the plating on their horse-trappings and two pounds of silver that they may have a dish and saltcellar for the gods.

The History of Rome, Vol. IV 1905

Now, though her husband was good and kind, and gave her the most beautiful dresses and horse-trappings in the whole kingdom, the princess hated him with a deadly hatred, just because he was not Sir Murdour.

The Red Romance Book Andrew Lang 1900

But if you stay longer you will find that every man has arms enough, for use at the proper time; you will see our plumes and horse-trappings, our horses and horsemen; these last amounting to a quarter of our citizens.

Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 of Samosata Lucian 1895