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Jul. 28, 2015
Word of the Day

accouterment Audio Pronunciation
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\uh-KOO-ter-muhnt\
noun
1. personal clothing, accessories, etc.
2. the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier.
Quotes
They harbored aged feather boas, shoes of all sizes and styles, all the accouterment of great high school drama.
-- Traci DePree, Dandelions in a Jelly Jar, 2004
Origin
Accouterment stems from the Middle French word accouterment from the verb accoutrer meaning "to arrange."
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