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Definition of "accouter" [ac•cou•ter]

  • To outfit and equip, as for military duty. See Synonyms at furnish. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "accouter" in a sentence
  • "Granted, they should give it a more dignified name and accouter it better."
  • "Had the circumstances been happier, Ada thought, this would have been like the hair contest, a game of dress-up against which they might wager to see who could accouter herself most convincing as a man."
  • "His old garments and accouter-ments he had tied up in a bundle, which he carried by a sling over one shoulder."