accoutre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• accouter

[edit] Etymology

French accouter, Old French accoutrer, accoustrer; à (Latin ad) + perhaps Late Latin custor, for custos guardian, sacristan (compare custody), or perhaps akin to English guilt

[edit] Pronunciation

ac-cou*tre

• IPA: /əˈkuːtə/, SAMPA: /@"ku:t@/

[edit] Verb

to accoutre (third-person singular simple present accoutres, present participle accoutring, simple past and past participle accoutred)

1. (transitive) To furnish with dress, or equipment, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.

   • Both accoutred like young men. - Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III-iv
   • For this, in rags accoutred are they seen. - John Dryden
   • Accoutred with his burden and his staff. - William Wordsworth

[edit] Derived terms

• accoutrement

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acceortu
• accouter