accoutrement
accoutrement · accoutrements
Ausstaffierung
A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniformA soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
US/əˈku.tɚ.mənt/
Meaning
4 senses(in the plural)A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
(in the plural)An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
Ausstaffierung
(broadly)An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(archaic)The act of accoutering; furnishing.
More definitions
- clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
Translations
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Origin
Probably partly from Middle French accoustrement, acoustrement, acoutrement (French accoutProbably partly from Middle French accoustrement, acoustrement, acoutrement (French accoutrement), from accoustrer, from Old French acostrer (“arrange, sew up”), and partly from accoutre + -ment. First attested in the 1540s.
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Forms
plural: accoutrementsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing:accessoryaccouterment