caparisoned
Decked in finery
Caparisoned means adorned with decorative coverings or elaborate trappings, originally referring to horses dressed in ornamental cloth for ceremonies or battle.
The word extends to anything richly decorated or outfitted: knights on caparisoned steeds, a stage caparisoned with velvet drapes.
The term is literary and evokes pageantry or medieval spectacle.
Wrapping meat in fat
- saddleclothPad under riding seat
- trappingsOutward signs of status
- crupperTail strap securing saddle
- housingDwellings or protective covering
plumes · tassels · bridle · martingale · palfrey · charger · warhorse · steed
Decorated or exaggerated
- bedeckedAdorned with decorations
- festoonedAdorned with chains of decoration
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- ornamentedMade visually elaborate
draped · arrayed · trappings · finery · regalia · resplendent · splendid · magnificent
Formal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- pageantStaged public display
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
jousting · cavalcade · enthronement · inauguration · investiture · festival · celebration · spectacle
barding
Wrapping meat in fat
- saddleclothPad under riding seat
- trappingsOutward signs of status
- crupperTail strap securing saddle
housing · plumes · tassels · bridle · martingale · palfrey · charger · warhorse · steed · courser
embellished
Decorated or exaggerated
- bedeckedAdorned with decorations
- festoonedAdorned with chains of decoration
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
ornamented · draped · arrayed · trappings · finery · regalia · resplendent · splendid · magnificent · glittering
procession
Formal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- pageantStaged public display
- paradeCeremonial public procession
tournament · jousting · cavalcade · enthronement · inauguration · investiture · festival · celebration · spectacle · pomp
embroidered
Ornamented with sewn designs
silk · damask · filigree · jeweled · bejeweled · tasseled · fringed · elaborate · intricate · sumptuous
knight
Honored mounted soldier
crusade · feudal · castle · court · nobility · banner · pennant · crest · escutcheon · blazon