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nouns

a lyric poet
is a type of (narrower)
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
an ornamental caparison for a horse
is a type of (narrower)
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

verbs

put a caparison on
"caparison the horses for the festive occasion"