accoutrements

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1. An accessory item of equipment or dress. Often used in the plural.

2. Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons. Often used in the plural.

3. accouterments or accoutrements Outward forms of recognition; trappings: cathedral ceilings, heated swimming pools, and other accoutrements signaling great wealth.

4. Archaic The act of accoutering.

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accoutrements

plural noun paraphernalia, fittings, dress, material, clothing, stuff, equipment, tackle, gear, things, kit, outfit, trimmings, fixtures, array, decorations, baggage, apparatus, furnishings, trappings, garb, adornments, ornamentation, bells and whistles, impedimenta, appurtenances, equipage Understated eveningwear can be dressed up with accoutrements.

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accoutrements [əˈkuːtrəmənts] accouterments (US) [əˈkuːtəmənts] NPL (frm) → equipo msing, avíos mpl

accoutrements [əˈkuːtrəmənts] accouterments [əˈkuːtərmənts] (US) npl (= paraphernalia) → attirail m
the accoutrements of sth → tout ce qui va avec qch

accoutrements, (US also) accouterments

pl → Ausrüstung f; the accoutrements of the trade → das Handwerkszeug

accoutrements [əˈkuːtrəmənts] npl (frm, hum) → equipaggiamento msg

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accouterment
Accouterments
accoutrement
agent authentication
apparel
attire
baggage
belongings
clobber
effect
equipment
fitting
gear
kit
paraphernalia
regalia
tackle
thing
trappings

Many of them looked more like Indians than white men in their garbs and accoutrements, and their very horses were caparisoned in barbaric style, with fantastic trappings.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context

With all solemnity I set it down here, that those horses were the hardest lot I ever did come across, and their accoutrements were in exquisite keeping with their style.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

Several soldiers in undress were lounging about, or eating from tin cans; military accoutrements dangled on rows of pegs along the whitewashed wall; and some half- dozen men lay fast asleep upon their backs, snoring in concert.

Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context