tər verb (used with object)
to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
Also, especially British, accoutre.
Origin:
1600–10; earlier accou(s)tre < French accoutrer, Old French acou(s)trer to arrange, accommodate, equip, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *accō(n)s(ū)tūrāre to sew together, mend (see ac-, couture), though loss of 2nd -ū- is unexplained
1600–10; earlier accou(s)tre < French accoutrer, Old French acou(s)trer to arrange, accommodate, equip, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *accō(n)s(ū)tūrāre to sew together, mend (see ac-, couture), though loss of 2nd -ū- is unexplained
Related forms
un·ac·cou·tered, adjective
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| —vb | |
| (tr; usually passive) to provide with equipment or dress, esp military | |
| [C16: from Old French accoustrer to equip with clothing, ultimately related to Latin consuere to sew together] | |
| accouter or (US) accouter | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: from Old French accoustrer to equip with clothing, ultimately related to Latin consuere to sew together] | |
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