accouter

[ uh-koo-ter ]

/ əˈku tər /

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verb (used with object)

to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.

Words nearby accouter

accountant, accounting, accounting machine, accounting period, accouplement, accouter, accouterment, accoutre, accoutrement, accra, accrd.

Also especially British, ac·cou·tre.

Origin of accouter

1600–10; earlier accou(s)tre < French accoutrer, Old French acou(s)trer to arrange, accommodate, equip, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *accō(n)s(ū)tūrāre to sew together, mend (see ac-, couture), though loss of 2nd -ū- is unexplained

OTHER WORDS FROM accouter

un·ac·cou·tered, adjective