accouterment

Meaning

1. (in-plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
2. (in-plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
3. (broadly) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
4. (archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.

Synonyms

accoutrement

outfit

equipment

accessory

armament

array

clothing

deploy

dispose

equipage

fit out

furnish

gear

⚙️

getup

hardware

paraphernalia

provide

redoubt

trimming

vesture

vestiture

accouterments

allocate

apparel

Translations

acessório

complement

Aufmachung

Ausstaffierung

συμπλήρωμα

αξεσουάρ

εξάρτημα

επιπρόσθετο

accessoire

accessorio

equipamento

ornamento

paramento

complemento

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈku.tɚ.mənt/

Etymology

From Middle French accoustrement, from accoustrer, from Old French acostrer (“arrange, sew up”), first attested in the 1540s.