accouterment
Americannoun
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a clothing accessory or an accessory piece of equipment: You will need sleeping bags and other accouterments for camping.
These nautical cufflinks are the perfect accouterment to any boating enthusiast's dress shirt.
You will need sleeping bags and other accouterments for camping.
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a piece of equipment carried by a soldier, excluding weapons and clothing.
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a characteristic feature, object, or sign associated with a particular role, situation, etc: Its members all have children, husbands, and the other accouterments of middle-class, American suburban living.
I take the snob to be someone with an exaggerated respect for wealth and all the other accouterments of status.
Its members all have children, husbands, and the other accouterments of middle-class, American suburban living.
Etymology
Origin of accouterment
First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French accou(s)trement; see origin at accouter, -ment
Example Sentences
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But I was in no hurry to shed this latest accouterment of age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
You can snack on them solo, but these crackers would also make a great accouterment for cheese platters or rich and festive dips.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2022
She accepted, and soon after she started her first business — a line of window dressing accouterment — out of their house.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2018
For her number Chase also had the ideal accouterment, a flute of intricate plastic tubing that looked as if it took its inspiration from a cow's intestine.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2018
They were equipped with working bolos, with their blades as sharp as scythes for cutting grass, and, looking at them, you were forcibly reminded of another day, another army with a similar accouterment.
From The Great White Tribe in Filipinia by Gilbert, Paul T. (Paul Thomas)
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