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- DictionaryTrap·pings/ˈtrapiNGz/
plural
- 1. the outward signs, features, or objects associated with a particular situation, role, or thing: "I had the trappings of success"
The meaning of TRAPPING is outward signs. How to use trapping in a sentence.
1. articles of equipment or dress, esp. of an ornamental or symbolic character. 2. conventional outward forms or symbols; characteristic signs: the trappings of democracy. 3. Sometimes, trapping. an ornamental covering for a horse; caparison. [1350–1400; Middle English; see trap 2]
Today, we still have trappings, but they take other forms, such as expensive clothing with big logos or big diamond earrings. Trappings are material items that tell the world that someone has money — or a credit card — but not about who he or she is on the inside. Definitions of trappings. noun.
Trappings definition, articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character. See more.
trappings. trappings (of something) the possessions, clothes, etc. that are connected with a particular situation, job or social position. They enjoyed all the trappings of wealth. Definition of trappings noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Trappings definition: . See examples of TRAPPINGS used in a sentence.
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRAPPINGS. [plural] : the objects, activities, etc., that are associated with a particular condition, situation, or position in life : the visible signs of something. Despite its democratic trappings, the country's government was a dictatorship.
