accoutrement

English

Alternative forms

• (chiefly US) accouterment

Etymology

From Middle French accoustrement, from acoustrer +‎ -ment, from Old French acostrer (“arrange, sew up”). Equivalent to accoutre +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈku.tɚ.mənt/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

accoutrement (plural accoutrements)

1. The act of accoutering.
2. An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
3. (plural only) apparatus needed for a task or journey.
4. (military, plural only) Equipment other than weapons and uniform.
5. (plural only) trappings.
6. An identifying yet superficial characteristic.

Translations

trappings

• French: accoutrement (fr) m
• Irish: ciútraimintí pl (accoutrements)
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• Maori: utauta

Anagrams

• accouterment

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French

Etymology

From accoutrer +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ku.tʁə.mɑ̃/

Noun

accoutrement m (plural accoutrements)

1. (obsolete) (elaborate) outfit
2. (colloquial, derogatory) getup

Further reading

• “accoutrement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.