ACCOUTREMENT


Meaning of ACCOUTREMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or ac·cou·ter·ment ə-ˈkü-trə-mənt, -ˈkü-tər-mənt

Date: 1549

1.

a. : equipment , trappings ; specifically : a soldier's outfit usually not including clothes and weapons — usually used in plural

b. : an accessory item of clothing or equipment — usually used in plural

2. archaic : the act of accoutring

3. : an identifying and often superficial characteristic or device — usually used in plural

accoutrement s of power that define our diplomacy — Elizabeth Drew

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.