trappures

Middle English

Noun

trappures

1. trappings for a horse
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2496-2499:

     Ther maystow seen devysing of herneys
     So uncouth and so riche, and wroght so weel
     Of goldsmithrie, of browding, and of steel;
     The sheeldes brighte, testers, and trappures; [...]

     There canst thou see preparation of armor
     So exotic and so rich, and wrought so well
     Of goldsmiths' works, of embroidery, and of steel;
     The bright shields, horses' head-armor, and horse-armor; [...]

References

• “trappures”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.