accouter

== English == === Alternative forms === accoutre (Commonwealth) === Etymology === From Middle French accoutrer, from Old French acoustrer, from Vulgar Latin acconsūtūrāre (“to equip with clothes”), from Latin ad (“to”) + consūtūra (“sewing, clothes”), from Latin cōnsuō (“to sew together”), from Latin con- (“together”) + suō (“to sew”), first attested in the 1590s. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈku tɚ/ === Verb === accouter (third-person singular simple present accouters, present participle accoutering, simple past and past participle accoutered) (transitive) To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service Synonyms: equip, attire, array; see also Thesaurus:clothe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== accouterment ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “accoutre”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === accoutre, cocurate == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === accouter (Jersey, reflexive, s'accouter) to lean upon one's elbows