the accessories and adornments that characterize or symbolize a condition, office, etc
the visible trappings of success
2.
a ceremonial harness for a horse or other animal, including bridles, saddles, etc
Word origin
C16: from trap2
Examples of 'housings' in a sentence
housings
Its metal housings, where it joined the base deck, ground and groaned, steel against steel.
Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
The wooden housings enhance voice and bass frequencies.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Housings have to be yellow and cars used by cops must be 'clearly identifiable'.
The Sun (2015)
The housings use a mixture of layered aluminium and magnesium that reduces vibration.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Check old sash windows: housings for the lead counterweights must be sealed.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Drivers are mounted in housings combining aluminium and resin, which damps vibration.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Features on the models on test include bright, dim, strobe and red-light modes, adjustable light direction and waterproof housings.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
More recently it has taken the concept further to create portable machine housings and even holiday homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The headphones boast ultra-low resonance metal alloy housings, which produce more stability in the upper and lower frequency range.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She uses a 1.8million computerised machine that fits cam housings to the engine's cylinder head.
The Sun (2011)
All related terms of 'housings'
housing
You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price , or availability.
houseline
tarred marline
bell housing
A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase , that contains the flywheel and the clutch .
council housing
houses or flats built or owned by a local council
public housing
low-rent housing provided by the state
social housing
Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils .
government housing
housing owned and managed by the federal or state government, which is rented out to tenants , esp as a form of affordable housing
mobility housing
houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
sheltered housing
accommodation designed esp for elderly or disabled people consisting of a group of individual premises , often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
wheelchair housing
housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
differential housing
the casing that houses the differential of a motor vehicle
high-density housing
housing with a higher population density than the average , typically blocks of flats, and tower blocks