horsecloth vs caparison

horsecloth and caparison both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
horsecloth	Yes	No	No	No
caparison	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, caparison is a hypernym of horsecloth; that is, caparison is a word with a broader meaning than horsecloth:

horsecloth: a cloth for the trapping of a horse
caparison: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

Other hypernyms of horsecloth include housing, trapping.

horsecloth (noun)	caparison (noun)
a cloth for the trapping of a horse	stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

horsecloth (verb)	caparison (verb)
	put a caparison on