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trappings

[ US /ˈtɹæpɪŋz/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈæpɪŋz/ ]
NOUN
  1. (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

How To Use trappings In A Sentence

  • It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick television ads touting the candidates.
  • It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick television ads touting the candidates.
  • So she sware to him that she would not do him any hurt or ensorcell him, and bidding bring him a fine horse, saddled and bridled with a golden bridle and decked with trappings all of gold set with jewels, gave the old man a thousand dinars saying, Use this.’’ The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • He enjoyed the trappings of power, such as a chauffeur-driven car and bodyguards.
  • We have always tried to make her see that the inner worth of people is what is important, not the expensive trappings on the outside.
  • 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. SF Fanatic: I Am Not A Fan Of Fantasy, Here's Why
  • Headboards, footboards, and side rails can be unsafe, especially if a baby is left alone in bed with these trappings.
  • But super-power trappings offer only a flimsy mask for the realities of poverty and are no substitute for grassroots economic development.
  • We freed the horses from their trappings, and I went about setting up our camp.
  • It also includes used animal trappings such as harnesses, saddles, halters, reins, rope and chain.
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