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caparisoned

Postby William Hupy » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:21 am

I think, but am not entirely sure, that the above and chaperon share a common origin. Caparison is a cloth spread over a saddle from the Latin caparo, or cape, literally a chaperon.
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Re: caparisoned

Postby Perry Lassiter » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:57 pm

Appropriate, as a chaperon is often a wet blanket.
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