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- Dictionaryaccoutrement/əˈkuːtəm(ə)nt/
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.
noun. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing. synonyms: accessory, accouterment. see more. a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip.
Accoutrement definition: equipment worn by soldiers in addition to their clothing and weapons. See examples of ACCOUTREMENT used in a sentence.
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.
Meaning of accoutrements in English. accoutrements. noun [ plural ] formal (US also accouterments) uk / əˈkuː.trə.mənts / us / əˈkuː.t̬ɚ.mənts / Add to word list. the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life. Synonyms. apparatus (EQUIPMENT) equipment. gadgetry. gear. tackle (EQUIPMENT) Compare. appurtenance formal.
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.
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.
