accouterment

əˈkuːtərmənt

Definition

Definition of accouterment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fashion

Rare

accessory that complements an outfit

Rare

She added a scarf as an accouterment to her dress.

accessory

adornment

embellishment

combat gear

Dated

military equipment other than weapons

Dated

The soldiers checked their accouterment before the long march..

equipment

gear

kit

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accessory that complements an outfit

Origin of accouterment

French, accoutrer (equip) + -ment (suffix)

Examples of accouterment in a sentence

He chose a hat as an accouterment to his suit.
Each soldier carried his own accouterment.
The accouterment was neatly organized in the storage room.

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French:accessoire, équipement, ...
German:Accessoire, Ausrüstung, ...
Italian:accessorio, equipaggiamento militare, ...
Spanish:complemento, equipamiento militar, ...
Portuguese:complemento, equipamento militar, ...
Chinese:配饰, 装备, ...
Japanese:アクセサリー, 軍装品, ...
Arabic:إِكسِسوار, عَتاد, ...
Hebrew:אֲבִיזָר, אֶבְזָר, ...
Russian:аксессуар, снаряжение, ...
Ukrainian:аксесуар, спорядження, ...
Hindi:सजावट, सैन्य उपकरण, ...
Bengali:আকসেসরিজ, অস্ত্র ছাড়া সামরিক সরঞ্জাম, ...
Catalan:complement, pertrets, ...
Czech:doplněk, výstroj, ...
Danish:tilbehør, udrustning, ...
Dutch:accessoire, militaire uitrusting, ...
Greek:αξεσουάρ, εξάρτυση, ...
Hungarian:divatkellék, felszerelés, ...
Khmer:គ្រឿងលម្អ, សម្ភារៈយោធា, ...
Korean:액세서리, 군사 장비, ...
Persian:لوازم جانبی, تجهیزات نظامی, ...
Polish:dodatek, wyposażenie wojskowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):acessório, equipamento militar, ...
Romanian:accesoriu, echipament, ...
Swedish:tillbehör, militär utrustning, ...
Thai:เครื่องประดับ, อุปกรณ์ทหาร, ...
Turkish:aksesuar, askeri teçhizat, ...
Vietnamese:phụ kiện, trang bị quân sự, ...

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