accoutrement
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[edit] English
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- (US) accouterment
[edit] Etymology
From Middle French accoustrement, from accoustrer + -ment, from Old French acostrer (“‘arrange, sew up’”)
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accoutrement (accoutrements, usually in plural form)
- an accessory
- apparatus needed for a task or journey
- military equipment other than weapons and uniform
- trappings
[edit] Anagrams
- Alphagram: acceemnorttu
- accouterment
[edit] French
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /akutʁəmɑ̃/
[edit] Noun
accoutrement m. (plural accoutrements)
- (obsolete) (elaborate) outfit
- (colloquial, pejorative) get-up