trappings
Accessories of status
Trappings are the outward signs, accessories, or adornments associated with something—especially with a position, role, or way of life: the trappings of wealth, the trappings of power, all the trappings of success.
The word often carries a hint that these are superficial markers rather than the substance itself.
Originally, trappings were decorative coverings for horses.
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- fineryElegant, showy clothing
- frillsSuperfluous decorative elements
- tasselsOrnamental hanging tufts
ribbons · brocade · lace · beading · sequins · gilt · filigree · trim
Ostentatious display of dignity
- spectacleVisually striking event
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- processionFormal moving line
grandeur · splendor · majesty · gala · cavalcade · ceremony · flourish · circumstance
Ceremonial emblems of authority
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- robesLong loose outer garments
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
investiture · inauguration · procession · ritual · liturgy · ordination · consecration · sacrament
Toothed wheel or belongings
- equipmentTools for a task
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
- paraphernaliaActivity-related belongings and equipment
accessories · appurtenances · apparatus · effects · tackle · implements · belongings · attire
embellishment
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- fineryElegant, showy clothing
- frillsSuperfluous decorative elements
tassels · ribbons · brocade · lace · beading · sequins · gilt · filigree · trim · piping
pomp
Ostentatious display of dignity
- spectacleVisually striking event
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- paradeCeremonial public procession
procession · grandeur · splendor · majesty · gala · cavalcade · ceremony · flourish · circumstance · display
regalia
Ceremonial emblems of authority
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- robesLong loose outer garments
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
coronation · investiture · inauguration · procession · ritual · liturgy · ordination · consecration · sacrament · convocation
gear
Toothed wheel or belongings
paraphernalia · accessories · appurtenances · apparatus · effects · tackle · implements · belongings · attire · garb
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
authority · wealth · affluence · limousine · mansion · yacht · entourage · title · corner office · expense account
drapery
Ornamental hanging cloth
- upholsteryFurniture's textile layer
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- curtainsHanging fabric window covers
furnishings · hangings · valances · swags · canopy · baldachin · bunting · banners · festoons · garlands
- extrasextra, add-ons, add-on, extras, addition
- panopliesregalia, vestments, ceremonial dress, crown jewels, royal regalia
- glamourglam, red carpet, glamour, paparazzi, glitter
- superficialityshallowness, superficiality, hollowness, emptiness, skin deep
trappingssubstance
Physical material with mass
essence · core · fundamentals · reality · heart
trappingsplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
simplicity · austerity · bareness · starkness · minimalism
- fur trappingCatching animals for pelts
- honey trappingSeductive manipulation for intelligence
- baby trappingDeliberate conception to retain partner
- beaver trappingCatching beavers for pelts