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accouterment
[ uh-koo-ter-muhnt, -truh- ]
noun
- 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.
- a piece of equipment carried by a soldier, excluding weapons and clothing.
- 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.
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of accouterment1
Example Sentences
âWe had long discussions about what this yearâs costumes were going to be and the accouterments,â Curtis said.
Style: Rail-thin in sunglasses, black suit and unruly pompadour; Dylan accouterments include acoustic guitar, harmonica and ever-present cigarette.
One of the most crucial sequences involves the makeover that Glinda tries to give Elphaba as she sings âPopularâ in their Shiz University dorm room, which she has spruced up with pink accouterments.
In his earlier incarnations on the page and screen, the Penguin was a demented society swell whose signature accouterments were a top hat, a monocle and a trick umbrella.
Or, as a âQueer Eyeâ-inspired skit from the animated spoof series âRobot Chickenâ puts it, heâs âa closeted recluse with a penchant for steampunk accouterments.â
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