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caparison kuh-PAER-uh-suhnd verb to dress with an ornamental horse harness or saddle covering; to dress flashily or richly 1846Herman MelvilleTypee: A Romance of the South SeaThe animal, a remarkably fine one, had been taken ashore, and stabled in a hut of cocoanut boughs within the fortified enclosure. Occasionally it was brought out, and, being gaily caparisoned, was ridden by one of the officers at full speed over the hard sand beach.1903Marco PoloThe Travels of Marco PoloOn that day, I can assure you, among the customary presents there shall be offered to the Kaan from various quarters more than 100,000 white horses, beautiful animals, and richly caparisoned.1959James A. MichenerHawaii...no men on earth love panoply and richly caparisoned horses and bright uniforms and medals more than men who have long been dressed in New England homespun.Labels: Herman Melville, James A. Michener, Marco Polo
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magniloquent mag-NI-luh-kwuhnt adjective bombastic and pompous speech; boastful 1851Herman MelvilleMoby DickThough in many natural objects, whiteness refiningly enhances beauty, as if imparting some special virtue of its own, as in marbles, japonicas, and pearls; and though various nations have in some way recognised a certain royal preeminence in this hue; even the barbaric, grand old kings of Pegu placing the title 'Lord of the White Elephants' above all their other magniloquent ascriptions of dominion…1866Bryan Waller ProctorCharles LambLamb's verses were always good, steady, and firm, and void of those magniloquent commonplaces which so clearly betray the immature writer.1914James JoyceDublinersHe was a suave, elderly man who balanced his imposing body, when at rest, upon a large silk umbrella. His magniloquent western name was the moral umbrella upon which he balanced the fine problem of his finances. He was widely respected.1922Ramsay MuirThe Expansion of EuropeAn impressionable, domineering and magniloquent prince, inflated by the hereditary self-assurance of the Hohenzollerns, and sharing to the full the modern German belief in German superiority and in Germany's imperial destiny, William II. became the spokesman and leader of an almost insanely megalomaniac, but terribly formidable nation.Labels: Bryan Waller Proctor, Herman Melville, James Joyce, Ramsay Muir
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janizary JA-nuh-saer-ee noun elite members of the Turkish army from the 15th to 19th century 1845Steen Steensen BlicherTwelve StoriesAbout half a mile out of the village, a little Hungarian, a boy of ten or twelve years, came running after me, pursued by a troop of Janizaries. He was half naked. I saw he couldn't hold out long. So I turned back and took him up on my horse. Just then the first Janizary reached me. Before he fell, he gave me this memento of him across my face. But I saved my little Hungarian.1849Herman MelvilleMardi and A Voyage ThitherNow, one of these boats was to be made way with. No facile matter, truly. Harder than for any dashing young Janizary to run off with a sultana from the Grand Turk's seraglio. Still, the thing could be done, for, by Jove, it had been.1874Ambrose BierceCobwebs From an Empty SkullA janizary standing here split his visage to grin, but it was surprising how quickly the Sultana had his head off.1895Frank BarrettA Set of RoguesBut at the same time, turning his back on a janizary who stood hard by, he gave me a most significant wink and a little beck, as if I were to follow him presently.Labels: Ambrose Bierce, Frank Barrett, Herman Melville, Steen Steensen Blicher
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