Meaning & use
Accouterments
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Additional items of equipment or dress carried or worn by a person, especially soldiers, or accessories associated with a particular activity.
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The reenactor arrived in full military accouterments, from canteen to bayonet.
The office was filled with all the accouterments of a modern workspace.
A note on using this word
An American spelling variant of 'accoutrements,' from French 'accoutrer,' to equip or outfit.
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