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accouterment

 
Dictionary: ac·cou·ter·ment or ac·cou·tre·ment (ə-kū'tər-mənt, -trə-) pronunciation
n.
  1. An accessory item of equipment or dress. Often used in the plural.
  2. Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons. Often used in the plural.
  3. accouterments or accoutrements Outward forms of recognition; trappings: cathedral ceilings, heated swimming pools, and other accoutrements signaling great wealth.
  4. Archaic. The act of accoutering.

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also accoutrement

noun

    Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose. apparatus, equipment, gear, material (used in plural), materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle, thing (used in plural), turnout. See means.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
  Synonyms: accessory, accoutrement


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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - udstyr, tilbehør

Français (French)
n. pl. - (Mil) équipement, (gén) attirail

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Kleidung, Ausstattung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - εξοπλισμός, εφόδια (κν. συμπράγκαλα), (στρατ.) εξάρτυση

Italiano (Italian)
attrezzatura, equipaggiamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - equipamentos (m pl) (Mil.), trajes (m pl), ornamentos (m pl), pertences (m pl)

Русский (Russian)
личное снаряжение

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - equipo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - utrustning, utmärkande drag

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
配备, 装备

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 配備, 裝備

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 복장, (무기.복장 이외의)장구

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 身支度, 装身具

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮חגור, ציוד, קישוטים‬


 
 
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