Clothing vs Trappings - What's the difference?
clothing | trappings | Related terms |
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
* Milton
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
(obsolete) The art of process of making cloth.
* Ray
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
Clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something.
Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.
Instances of trapping.
As nouns the difference between clothing and trappings
is that clothing is any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion while trappings is clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something.As a verb clothing
is present participle of lang=en.clothing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- From others he shall stand in need of nothing, / Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing .
- The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
- Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing .
- (Knight)
Hyponyms
* See alsoSee also
(clothing related terms) * belt * bra * briefs * blouse * cap * coat * clothe * dress * gloves * halter * hat * jacket * mittens * muffler * pants * shirt * shoes * shorts * socks * sox * stocking * swimsuit * tie * tuxedo * underweartrappings
English
Etymology 1
From (trapping).Noun
(en-plural noun)- He went through his belongings, gradually shedding the trappings of youth.