English → Latin
“trappings” in Latin
ōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praisephaleraea metal disc or boss, especially worn as a military ornament on the breast; a trapping for the forehead and breast of ho
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
trappings
ornatus, -ūs (general term): phalerae (PROP., of horses; i. e., little golden or silver crescent-shaped plates, with which the neck, head, etc., of horses were ornamented; also of persons, especially military men, but worn sometimes even by women; Pub. Syr., ap. Petron., Sat. 55). To adorn with trappings, phaleris ornare: adorned with trappings, phaleratus. [Vid: ORNAMENT.]
Horse-trappings, ornamentum equi (general term): phalerae (Vid: above).
ImPROP., The trappings of woe, insignia lugentium (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for trappings?
- The usual Latin words for “trappings” are ōrnō, phalerae. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.