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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equipmentgeartrappings

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