Definition of Accouterment

1. Noun. Clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing.

Exact synonyms: Accessory, Accoutrement
Specialized synonyms: Belt, Furnishing, Trappings
Generic synonyms: Article Of Clothing, Clothing, Habiliment, Vesture, Wear, Wearable
Derivative terms: Accessorial

Definition of Accouterment

1. Noun. The act of accoutering. ¹

2. Noun. An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory. ¹

3. Noun. (context: pluralonly) apparatus needed for a task or journey. ¹

4. Noun. (context: military pluralonly) Equipment other than weapons and uniform. ¹

5. Noun. (context: pluralonly) trappings. ¹

6. Noun. An identifying yet superficial characteristic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Accouterment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accouterment

accouplement
accouplements
accouples
accoupling
accourage
accouraged
accourages
accouraging
accourt
accourted
accourting
accourts
accouter
accoutered
accoutering
accouterment (current term)
accouterments
accouters
accoutre
accoutred
accoutrement
accoutrements
accoutres
accoutring
accoy
accoyed
accoying
accoyld
accoys
accrease

Literary usage of Accouterment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Committees by United States Congress. Senate (1885)
"States providing for commutation of clothing and accouterment; that payment has not been made by the United States for loss of horses, arms, ..."

2. The Reminiscences of Carl Schurz by Carl Schurz, Frederic Bancroft, William Archibald Dunning (1908)
"The rest of the accouterment consisted of spears and scythes fastened to the top of poles. As a Commissioner, I was distinguished by a tricolored sash and a ..."

3. A Study of the Short Story by Henry Seidel Canby (1913)
"and wore in the most elegant accouterment -even while traveling. She paused—started, as if his yellow boots had conveyed some shocking meaning—and glanced ..."

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