accoutrements
accoutrements Lexical Profile
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• noun
Additional items of dress, equipment, or accessories carried or worn by a person or used for a specific activity.
"The hikers packed their tents, sleeping bags, and all the other necessary accoutrements for a week in the mountains."
A soldier's outfit and equipment other than weapons and garments.
"The museum display featured nineteenth-century uniforms alongside leather belts, pouches, and other military accoutrements."
Word Nuance & Usage
Almost always used in the plural form 'accoutrements' (also spelled 'accouterments' in American English) to refer to a collection of accessories, trappings, or specialized gear.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French 'accoustrement', from 'accoustrer' ('to equip or array'), possibly ultimately derived from Latin 'consutura' ('a sewing together').