trapping

noun

trap·​ping ˈtra-ping 

1

trappings plural : outward signs

conventional men with all the trappings … of banality

—Robert Plank

2

trappings plural : outward decoration or dress : ornamental equipment

3

: caparison sense 1

—usually used in plural

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from gerund of trappen — more at trap

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3