accoutrement

== English == === Alternative forms === accouterment (alternative American spelling) === Etymology === Probably partly from Middle French accoustrement, acoustrement, acoutrement (French accoutrement), from accoustrer, from Old French acostrer (“arrange, sew up”), and partly from accoutre +‎ -ment. First attested in the 1540s. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈku.tɚ.mənt/, /əˈku.t͡ʃɹə.mənt/ === Noun === accoutrement (plural accoutrements) (military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform. (chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory. Synonyms: equipment, gear, trappings, accessory (by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic. (archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing. ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling accoutrement is more common in both American and British English. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “accoutrement, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “accoutrement, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “accoutrement, n.”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. === Anagrams === accouterment == French == === Etymology === From accoutrer +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ku.tʁə.mɑ̃/ === Noun === accoutrement m (plural accoutrements) (obsolete) (elaborate) outfit (colloquial, derogatory) getup === Further reading === “accoutrement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012