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Definition of Accoutrements
1. Noun. (plural of accoutrement); this plural form more common than singular. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accoutrements
1. accoutrement [n] - See also: accoutrement
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accoutrements
Literary usage of Accoutrements
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Register: Or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Commons (1776)
"... to replace fun- dry accoutrements and other appointments ... accoutrements and
cloathing belonging to the 47th reg. of foot, ..."
2. Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts: ... Preserved in by Virginia, William Pitt Palmer, Sherwin McRae, Raleigh Edward Colston, Henry W. Flournoy (1881)
"Cavalry accoutrements,. Forage, 2000. Contingency, 7000. £20.000. Your Excellency
will be pleased to observe that the demands of the Field business, ..."
3. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His by Alexander Hamilton (1850)
"... to have the bayonets and accoutrements brought on without the arms, and fitted
to those now here ; which can easily be done at the Park. ..."
4. In Darkest Africa, Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... as to our forces and accoutrements. WE were now over 1300 miles from the sea.
Opposite to us were the villages which we hoped, with the goodwill of the ..."
5. The South-west by Joseph Holt Ingraham (1835)
"Saddle horses and accoutrements—Banks—Granite—Church- members—French mode of
dressing—Quadroons—Gay scene and groups in the streets—Sabbath evening—Duelling ..."
6. Annals of the West: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events which by James Handasyd Perkins, John Mason Peck (1857)
"... accoutrements, clothing, &c., of a sergeant, corporal, and, they said, twelve
men, whom they had killed in some of the lower posts on the Ohio; ..."
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