Meaning & use
Accouterment
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An additional item of equipment or dress, especially one used or worn as an accessory; often used in the plural to describe a full set of gear.
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The soldier's accouterments included a canteen, ammunition pouch, and bayonet.
She arrived at the costume party with every accouterment a pirate captain would need.
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This is the standard American spelling; the British spelling is 'accoutrement.' Both trace back to French 'accoutrer,' meaning to equip or dress.
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