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trap
trappings:

a ceremonial harness for a horse or other animal, including bridles, saddles, etc.

Origin:

Noun 1, verb 1: First recorded before 1000; Middle English trappe (noun), trappen (verb), Old English træppe (noun), cognate with Middle Dutch trappe (Dutch trap) “trap, step, staircase”; akin to Old English treppan “to tread,” German Treppe “staircase”. Noun 2, verb 2: First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English trappe (noun), trappen (verb); of unknown origin. Noun 3: First recorded in 1785–95; from Swedish trapp, variant of trappa “stair” (so named from the stepped appearance of their outcrops), from Middle Low German trappe; see trap1. Noun 4: First recorded in 1750–60; from Dutch: “stepladder”; see trap1. British dictionary: noun 1, verb 1: Old English træppe; related to Middle Low German trappe, Medieval Latin trappa. Noun 2, verb 2: C11: probably from Old French drap cloth. Noun 3: C18: from Swedish trappa stair (from its steplike formation); see trap 1. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of trap: Noun (1): before the 12th century. Verb (1): 14th century. Verb (2): 14th century. Noun (2): 1794. History and Etymology for trap: Noun (1): Middle English, from Old English treppe & Anglo-French trape (of Germanic origin); akin to Middle Dutch trappe trap, stair, Old English treppan to tread. Verb (2): Middle English trappen, from trappe caparison, from Anglo-French trape, probably from Medieval Latin trapus cloth, by-form of Late Latin drappus. Noun (2): Swedish trapp, from trappa stair, from Middle Low German trappe; akin to Middle Dutch trappe stair. —Merriam-Webster. 

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Added: 20 August 2020 {8:25 PM}
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