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    [Verb]  | "ac*cou*tre" | \ ə-ˈkü-tər \


    1: to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit


    Origin: 1533 ;

     Borrowed from French accoutrer, going back to Middle French acoutrer, acoustrer, going back to Old French acoutrer "to put in place, position," perhaps going back to Gallo-Romance *acconsūtūrāre "to sew together, mend," from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- {see: |ad-|ad-}) + *consūtūra "sewing, seam" {mat|couture|} ;

      * Note : If the etymon behind accoutrer is *accō(n)sūtūrāre (>*accōs(ŭ)tūrāre?), the sense development is presumably from "sew together, mend" to "prepare, trim, adorn." The phonetic development is more difficult; the assumption is that the tonic form would be *acostur (1. singular) and the weak form nous acostrons, with the weak form being generalized throughout the paradigm. The longer form is evidenced in 13th-century racousturer, "to stitch up (a wound), mend (a garment)" (unless this verb is built independently on cousture). Such a development is possible, but it has been pointed out that verbs derived from nouns in -ūra tend to preserve the -ū-: amesurer, afaiturer, empasturer (though most such verbs clearly do not date back to earlier Gallo-Romance or Vulgar Latin). An alternative explanation see:s accoutrer as a derivative of coutre, "coulter, blade (of a plow)," in which case the -s- in acoustrer would be hypercorrection ([s] in this position having disappeared by the 14th century); but the semantic development of such a verb is hardly transparent.;

    [Verb]  | "accoutres" 


    1: to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity;


      * e.g., " ... hikers accoutred with walking sticks, water bottles, trail maps, and compasses "



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    [Verb]  | "accoutre" 


    1: to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity;


      * e.g., " ... hikers accoutred with walking sticks, water bottles, trail maps, and compasses "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





     [ "Accoutrements" ]

    1: Very used in the Jamaican dialect The initial ac is usually dropped in fast spoken speech reducing it to coutrements (couchements)

      * e.g.,  ... The yard is full of accoutrements. Daddy can hardly find where to walk. 


     [ "Accoutrements" ]

    2: COUNTABLE NOUN usually plural


     [ "Accoutrements" ]

    3: Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.


     [ "Accoutrements" ]

    4: humorous, or old-fashioned Commonwealth spelling of accouterments An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.


     [ "Accoutrements" ]

    5: Synonyms: equipment, gear, trappings, accessory

     [ "accoutrements" ]

    1: accessory required for a particular activity. The definition varies depending on context. For example, at a party it may refer to one's "works" (razors, lighters, straws) which are necessary to prepare drugs for use. During sex, it could refer to condoms, lube, toys, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Does anyone have a bill, I forgot to bring my accoutrements! 

     [ "accoutrements" ]

    1: "accoutrements" is a French word that means "getup" in its origin country, but means "paraphernalia" in Urban English. (see the "brooklyn516" definition for the complete definition).

      * e.g.,  ... Bring your accoutrements with you while coming, I can't find mines to repair the machine. 


     [ "accoutrements" ]

    2: "attirail" is the French equivalent of the Urban English word "accoutrements"

     [ "accoutrements" ]

    1: A word, that weird people use to describe clothing or something else on the body.

      * e.g.,  ... Look! The weird guy is talking about his accoutrements again. 

     [ "masturbatory accoutrements" ]

    1: A pretentious expression used to describe one's personal collection of items used to enhance masturbation. (Dirty magazines, dildoes, lubricant etc.)

      * e.g.,  ... Once I've retrieved my collection of masturbatory accoutrements, I shall commence with the jerking of my jizzer. 


     [ "masturbatory accoutrements" ]

    2: A way of describing an unenthusiastic sexual partner.

      * e.g.,  ... We were sleeping together, but she always just laid there. She was more like a masturbatory accoutrement than a fuck buddy. 


     [ "masturbatory accoutrements" ]

    3: Also can be used to describe how one felt during sexual relations with an untalented or selfish partner.

      * e.g.,  ... All he wanted to do was get off and then leave. For all the pleasure I got out of it, I felt more like a masturbatory accoutrement than someone who'd just gotten laid. 

     [ "accoutre-merde" ]

    1: Get your shit together - en francais

      * e.g.,  ... Dad: Honey, assemble your belongings, we need to leave. 

     [ "Accoutrements" ]

    1: 1: Any small item that aesthetically compliments another. 2: A woman's breasts.

      * e.g.,  ... ...so that chick had some huge accoutrements, huh? 

     [ "accoutrement" ]

    1: The discarded tissue of the penile foreskin resulting from the circumcision procedure as performed on a male human.

      * e.g.,  ... Igor: Dr. Hubbard, when you perform the circumcision on me, can you save the accoutrement and give it to me afterward? 

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