( US ac·couter ) / əˈkuːtə(r); NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) accoutre sb (in / with sth) to dress sb in a particular type of clothing or give them a particular type of equipment, especially a noticeable or impressive type
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French accoutrer , from Old French acoustrer , from a- (from Latin ad to, at) + cousture sewing.