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noun
- 1. an additional item of dress or equipment: "the accoutrements of religious ritual"
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1. a. : equipment, trappings. specifically : a soldier's outfit usually not including clothes and weapons usually used in plural. b. : an accessory item of clothing or equipment usually used in plural. Shops offering the physical accoutrements of polite manners—lace, gloves, linen underclothing, snuff, and gentleman's powdered wigs … Arthur Herman.
Definitions of accoutrement. noun. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing. synonyms: accessory, accouterment. see more. noun. an additional piece of equipment used for some activity. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Accoutrement."
ACCOUTREMENTS definition: 1. the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life 2. the equipment needed for a…. Learn more.
Accoutrement definition: equipment worn by soldiers in addition to their clothing and weapons. See examples of ACCOUTREMENT used in a sentence.
accoutrement in British English. (əˈkuːtrəmənt , əˈkuːtə- ) or US accouterment (əˈkuːtərmənt ) noun. 1. military. equipment worn by soldiers in addition to their clothing and weapons. 2. (usually plural) clothing, equipment, etc; trappings. the correct accoutrements for any form of sport. Collins English Dictionary.
1. (Military) military equipment worn by soldiers in addition to their clothing and weapons. 2. (Military) ( usually plural) clothing, equipment, etc; trappings: the correct accoutrements for any form of sport.
The earliest known use of the noun accoutrement is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for accoutrement is from around 1550, in Complaynt of Scotland. accoutrement is of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French.
Noun. Filter. noun. accoutrements. An accessory item of equipment or dress. American Heritage. Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons. American Heritage. Outward forms of recognition; trappings. Cathedral ceilings, heated swimming pools, and other accoutrements signaling great wealth. American Heritage. The act of accoutring.
ACCOUTREMENT meaning: a piece of clothing or equipment that is used in a particular place or for a particular activity usually plural.
accoutrements. noun. /əˈkuːtrəmənts/ ( US English also accouterments. /əˈkuːtəmənts/ /əˈkuːtərmənts/ ) [plural] (formal or humorous) pieces of equipment that you need for a particular activity. There was the waiting surgeon, green-gowned nurses and all the alarming accoutrements of modern medicine. Want to learn more?
