Trappings - English meaning

noun

A thing which can be added to something else in order to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive.

Usage examples:

Optional accessories include a battery charger and shoulder strap

adjective

Contributing to or aiding an activity or process in a minor way; subsidiary or supplementary.

Usage examples:

Functionally the maxillae are a pair of accessory jaws

noun

Something extra that improves or completes the thing it is added to

Usage examples:

We sell plants, seeds, fertilizer, and gardening accessories, such as tools and gloves.

noun

A musical part which supports or partners an instrument, voice, or group.

Usage examples:

She sang to a guitar accompaniment

noun

Something done in support of something else

noun

Music that is played with someone who is singing or playing the main tune

Usage examples:

A song with piano accompaniment

noun

An additional item of dress or equipment.

Usage examples:

The accoutrements of religious ritual

noun

The equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life

noun

A thing which adorns or decorates; an ornament.

Usage examples:

The necktie is no longer a necessary male adornment

noun

Something decorative, or the act of decorating something or someone

noun

An application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device.

Usage examples:

I've just installed the app on my phone

noun

An appetizer.

Usage examples:

Have you tried the fennel salad app?

noun

Abbreviation for application: a computer program that is designed for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

You can run an app on your pc that will find the files and burn them to a cd.

noun

The technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.

Usage examples:

Firemen wearing breathing apparatus

noun

A set of equipment, tools, or a machine that is used for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

[ c ] the garage had an apparatus to lift cars up., technology has moved so fast, the old regulator…

noun

A set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A piece of apparatus, the divers checked their breathing apparatus.

noun

An accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living.

Usage examples:

The appurtenances of consumer culture

noun

A possession or piece of property that is considered to be a typical feature of a particular way of living

Usage examples:

Books and laptops are among the appurtenances of student life.

noun

The process or art of decorating something.

Usage examples:

The lavish decoration of cloth with gilt

noun

Something added to an object or place to make it look more attractive; the act of doing this

Usage examples:

[ c ] the molding has a floral decoration carved into it., [ u ] some women wear barrettes as decor…

noun

The activity of making something look more attractive by putting things on it or around it, or something that you use to do this

Usage examples:

Cake decoration he's good at cake decoration., christmas/party/table/cake decorations

noun

An item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.

Usage examples:

I had an education with all the extras

adjective

Added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.

Usage examples:

They offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour

adjective

Excessive or extravagant.

Usage examples:

‘crudité’ is so extra—just call it a snack

noun

Expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration.

Usage examples:

Officers in their blue, gold, and scarlet finery

noun

A hearth where pig iron was converted into wrought iron.

noun

Decorative and expensive clothing and jewelry worn on a special occasion

Usage examples:

The stars arrived for the oscars dressed in all their finery.

noun

A small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment.

Usage examples:

The wooden fittings were made of walnut

adjective

Suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper.

Usage examples:

A fitting reward

adjective

Fitted around or to something or someone in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Loose-fitting trousers

noun

A strip of gathered or pleated material sewn on to a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament.

Usage examples:

It was pink, with frills around the collar and bottom hem.

noun

Extra things that are added to something to make it more pleasant or more attractive, but that are not necessary

Usage examples:

A cheap airline, with no frills, a basic computer with few frills, a little money spent right can d…

noun

Showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language.

Usage examples:

A strictly business building with not a hint of frippery

adjective

Frivolous and tawdry.

noun

A silly decoration or other unnecessary object

Usage examples:

Fashion fripperies

noun

A special uniform worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a city company.

Usage examples:

Yeomen of the guard wearing a royal red and gold livery

adjective

Resembling liver in colour or consistency.

Usage examples:

He was short with livery lips

noun

The colours or design which are put on a company's vehicles and other things that it owns or sells

Usage examples:

They have recently unveiled their new livery and brand identity., in the livery of sth an aircraft …

noun

Decorative elements added to something to enhance its appearance.

Usage examples:

A baroque chandelier with plasterwork ornamentation

noun

Decoration

Usage examples:

A plain gold ring with no ornamentation

noun

A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Usage examples:

Tables covered with ornaments and books

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

Usage examples:

A jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat

noun

Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Usage examples:

Drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements

noun

A collection of objects, esp. equipment needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

Photography paraphernalia

noun

All the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

We sell pots, gloves, seeds and other gardening paraphernalia., bags of cocaine and all sorts of dr…

plural noun

The emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, sceptre, and other ornaments used at a coronation.

Usage examples:

The front was covered with decorations, including mock-ups of a throne and floral crown, window-sil…

noun

Special clothes and decorations, esp. those used at official ceremonies

Usage examples:

He wore the full regalia of a kiowa chieftain.

noun

Small pieces trimmed off something.

Usage examples:

Hedge trimmings

plural noun

Trimmings are also other foods that are usually served with the main dish of a meal

Usage examples:

For thanksgiving, we always have turkey with all the trimmings.