Complete Definition of "accoutre"

English

Alternative spellings
accouter

Etymology
French accouter, Old French accoutrer, accoustrer; à (Latin ad) + perhaps Late Latin custor, for custos guardian, sacristan (compare custody), or perhaps akin to English guilt

Pronunciation
ac-cou*tre
IPA: //
SAMPA: /@"ku:t@/

Verb
en-verb|accoutr|ing

  1. transitive To furnish with dress, or equipment, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.

#:Quotations
#:*Both accoutred like young men. - Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III-iv
#:*For this, in rags accoutred are they seen. - Dryden
#:*Accoutred with his burden and his staff. - Wordsworth

Derived terms
accoutrement

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
French: accouter
Latin: accustor

fr:accoutre
io:accoutre
vi:accoutre

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