ac‧cou‧tre‧ments /əˈkuːtrəmənts, əˈkuːtrɪmənts/ (
also ac‧cou‧ter‧ments /əˈkuːtəmənts $ -tər-/
American English)
noun [plural][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: accoutrement, from accoutre 'to provide with equipment', from Old French cousture 'sewing, seam']
formal the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life:
the stylish accoutrements of an English country gentleman [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲