accoutrement

/ əˈkuːtərmənt; əˈkuːtrəmənt; əˈkuːtə- /

noun

1. equipment worn by soldiers in addition to their clothing and weapons
2. usually plural clothing, equipment, etc; trappings

   the correct accoutrements for any form of sport

Example Sentences

“I don’t have kids, so I’m not too aware of all the accoutrement of kids: the toys and the media and all that,” Stevens tells The Times in a rare phone interview.

From Los Angeles Times

Followers of the ministry are required to own the weapons as the "accoutrement which allows people to always keep their political servants in check."

From Salon

As the 2022 holiday season rolls around, cannabis — and the ever-expanding world of tools and accoutrement that key into it — is firmly out of the closet.

From Los Angeles Times

The place was a hit, drawing in people from all parts of Kabul, and became known as “Bacha Broot,” meaning “boy with the mustache” in Dari, a reference to Mirza’s apparently magnificent facial accoutrement.

From Los Angeles Times

"Watching the lying-in-state, the procession from Buckingham Palace - all those ceremonial uniforms with their accoutrement fittings, we will have manufactured them," Mr Kelly said.

From BBC

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