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; 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
For food, its charcuterie vending machine dispenses cheeses, meats and other accouterment.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022
As a 66-year-old white man in that class of unlimited material means, with all the attendant accouterment, he exists in a world where there is no standing in line.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2019
The actor Khary Payton has done a marvelous job of extending the character beyond his colorful accouterment — the elaborate wig, the slinking pet tiger — to create a cohesive, winning personality.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2017
About his waist he wore an old brass-buckled leather belt, which was the one thing solid in his whole accouterment.
From Treasure Island by Winter, Milo
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