accouter

[ uh-koo-ter ]

/ əˈku tər /

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verb (used with object)

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

Nearby words

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

Related forms

un·ac·cou·tered, adjective