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accouterment
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Accouterment
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ac·cou·ter·ment
/
əˈku
tər
mənt, -trə-
/
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[
uh
-
koo
-ter-m
uh
nt, -tr
uh
-
]
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noun
1.
personal clothing, accessories, etc.
2.
the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier.
Also,
especially British,
ac·cou·tre·ment.
Origin:
1540–50;
<
Middle French
accou
(
s
)
trement.
See
accouter
,
-ment
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accoutrement
or
(
US
)
accouterment
(əˈkuːtrəmənt, əˈkuːtə-, əˈkuːtərmənt)
—
n
1.
equipment worn by soldiers in addition to their clothing and weapons
2.
(
usually plural
) clothing, equipment, etc; trappings:
the correct accoutrements for any form of sport
accouterment
or
(
US
)
accouterment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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