accoutrement
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Noun edit
accoutrement (plural accoutrements)
- (Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
- 1932, D. H. Lawrence, The Ship of Death:
- A little ship, with oars and food / and little dishes, and all accoutrements / fitting and ready for the departing soul.
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
accoutrement m (plural accoutrements)
- (obsolete) (elaborate) outfit
- (colloquial, derogatory) getup
- Additions to food, supplying enhanced tastes
Further reading edit
- “accoutrement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.