Definitions for accoutrement
ac·cou·trement

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. accessory, accoutrement, accoutermentnoun

   clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accoutrementnoun

   The act of accoutering.

2. accoutrementnoun

   An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.

3. accoutrementnoun

   apparatus needed for a task or journey.

4. accoutrementnoun

   Equipment other than weapons and uniform.

5. accoutrementnoun

   trappings.

6. accoutrementnoun

   An identifying yet superficial characteristic.

7. Etymology: From accoustrement, from accoustrer + -ment, from acostrer

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accoutrementnoun

   Dress, equipage, furniture relating to the person; trappings, ornaments.

   Etymology: accoûtrement, Fr.

   I profess requital to a hair’s breadth; not only in the simple office of love, but in all the accountrement, complement, and ceremony of it. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   I have seen the pope officiate at St. Peter’s, where, for two hours together, he was busied in putting on or off his different accoutrements, according to the different parts he was to act in them. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 201.

   How gay with all th’ accoutrements of war,
   The Britons come, with gold well-fraught they come. Phil.

   Christianity is lost among them, in the trappings and accoutrements of it; with which, instead of adorning religion, they have strangely disguised it, and quite stifled it in the croud of external rites and ceremonies. John Tillotson, Sermon xxviii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accoutrement

   Accoutrements are the personal/individual equipment of service people such as soldiers, sailors, police and firemen and employees of some private organizations such as security guards, other than their basic uniform and weapons.Accoutrements can be intended for field, garrison or ceremonial purposes. Most accoutrements for field use are purely practical in nature. Ceremonial accoutrements may no longer have a practical purpose in modern operations but may be retained to maintain a tradition. Garrison accoutrements will vary in their usefulness and include both practical and ceremonial/traditional items. Some accoutrements such as lanyards, have both a traditional/ceremonial and a practical purpose. In these cases a different item may be worn in garrison or ceremonial occasions than that used in the field. For example, in the Australian army different corps and units wear different coloured lanyards for service or ceremonial dress, but universally use drab natural fibre coloured lanyards for pistol retention in the field.

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1. accoutrement

   Accoutrement is a general term that refers to additional items or accessories worn or used by a person or associated with a particular activity. These items aren't typically essential, but they enhance functionality or appearance. It is derived from the French word "accoutrer" which means "to equip."

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accoutrement

   An old term for an habiliment, or part of the trappings and furniture of a soldier or knight; now generally used for the belts, pouches, and equipments of soldiers or marines.

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1. accouterment

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accoutrement in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accoutrement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=accoutrement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accoutrement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=accoutrement
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accoutrement
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=accoutrement