-ü.trəmənt; -üd.ə(r)m-, -ütə(- noun
or ac·cou·ter·ment -ütrə-, -üd.ə(-, -ütə(-
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French accoutrement, from accoutrer + -ment
1. : the act of accoutering or state of being accoutered
2.
a. : any article of equipment or dress especially when used merely as an accessory
she carried a pink parasol, a rather startling accoutrement
b. : outfit , furnishings, equipment , trappings, regalia ; specifically : a soldier's outfit (as a rifle belt, pack, and other accessories) usually not including clothes and weapons
the accoutrements of war
— usually used in plural
3.
a. : an identifying but usually extraneous characteristic : a nonessential but usual accompaniment
political demagoguery accompanied by its unsurprising accoutrement of prejudice and stupidity
b. : a typical device or procedure
the lurid accoutrements employed by the average comic artist — Coulton Waugh