Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- See trapping.
Wiktionary
- n. Clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something.
- n. Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.
- n. Plural form of trapping.
- n. Instances of trapping.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.
- n. Specifically, ornaments to be put on horses.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
Etymologies
- From trap. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Capitalism, with all its trappings, is the dominant financial model for the entire world.”
“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.”
“She claims that while a gerund has certain trappings of a verb, it is actually a noun.”
“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.”
“Capitalism, with all it’s trappings, is the dominant financial model for the entire world.”
“All of the trappings were the same: the nice tasting setups, the great food, and the same fun and informative staff.”
“A different style, of course, but the trappings are there.”
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Swordsman Of Mars - Otis Adelbert Kline
“Some of the trappings are the same, because it's a similar physical environment, but hopefully the underlying logic of the society is also there to make it feel like a real culture as opposed to just swiping the shiny bits, if that makes sense?”
“At some point it stopped feeling like they were officers of a great country, and rather individuals, desperate to recall the trappings of power, and the harder they try, the more they reveal how alone they are.”
“These were stories that worked despite the sci fi trappings - in other words, they worked as stories first, rather than works that promote the sci fi "agenda".”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘trappings’.
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It's a trap
trap, gin, snare, deadfall, trapezium, trapezoid, trappist, venus flytrap, foothold trap, trapping pit, glue trap, trap set and 98 more...
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Your Mission: Find theTraps
List of words that contain the letter string *trap*. Some are obvious and apparent, such as trapezoid, while others are a bit less apparent, such as contrapuntist, ultraphysical, and intraperitoneal.
trapezoid, contrapuntist, wentletrap, allotetraploid, bootstrap, caltrap, unstrap, Trappist, ultraphysical, trapline, Trapt, autotetraploidy and 195 more...
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gre2
aberrant, aberration, aboveboard, abrasive, abstemious, acme, admonish, affable, affluent, alacrity, allegory, alleviate and 1824 more...
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some-ing
king, offering, blessing, coping, earnings, trappings, breeding, during, offing, refreshing, sitting, outing and 208 more...
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Pluralia Tantum
Nouns that are common in plural form but are non-existent or rarely used in singular form.
scissors, thanks, clothes, remains, tights, trousers, pants, news, billiards, means, mathematics, physics and 221 more...
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Dain's Words
rabble, terminus, archaic, atavism, demiurge, waylay, syzygy, jocoserious, quark, entropy, cinnabar, shamble and 912 more...
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harrisj's Words
skeumorph, liminal, enervated, essential, moiety, motley, haphazard, bone-picker, resolute, petard, jigsaw, schism and 117 more...
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personal distaste
good grief, I'm getting irritable.
salvo, taboo, redoubtable, foment, intransigence, disingenuous, infarction, obviate, junta, aetiology, expedited, gerrymandering and 201 more...
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The Golem's Eye
Words and phrases from Jonathan Stroud's book, The Golem's Eye.
ordure, widdershins, cop, stipple, ostler, struts, minaret, chemise, remonstrate, concussion, wicket, vamoose and 249 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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ash
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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jgs's Words
liminal, luminescence, trajectory, simulacrum, thundersnow, trappings, rigour, temporality, mammalian, diffuse, tearing, flail and 83 more...
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GRE 3500 T
tantalize, tantamount, tarry, taut, tautology, tawdry, temerity, tempestuous, temporal, temporize, tenacious, tenacity and 52 more...
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difficult-list47
tonsure, torpor, torrent, torrid, tortuous, totter, touchstone, tout, tract, tractable, traduce, transcribe and 20 more...
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T
words starting with letter t
tonsure, topography, torpor, torrent, torrid, tortuous, totter, touchstone, touchy, tout, tract, tractable and 78 more...
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disenelo's Words
habiliment, kudos, monotheistic, gargantuan, trappings, dishabille, amalgamating, pulchritudinous, jezebelian, secluded, ignoramus, pugnacious and 30 more...
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