accoutre
See also: accoutré
English
Alternative forms
- (chiefly US) accouter
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: ac-cou*tre, IPA(key): /əˈkuːtə/
Verb
accoutre (third-person singular simple present accoutres, present participle accoutring or accoutreing, simple past and past participle accoutred)
- (transitive) To furnish with dress, or equipment, especially those for military service; to equip.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III-iv
- Both accoutred like young men.
- 1810, Reuben Percy and Sholto Percy, The Percy Anecdotes
- It was therefore resolved that the king should ride on Humphrey Penderel's horse, which was taken from the grass, and accoutred with a pitiful old saddle and a worse bridle.
- 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion
- Both while he trod the earth in humblest guise
Accoutred with his burden and his staff
- Both while he trod the earth in humblest guise
- 6 July 2017, Tyrel Rodricks, Architectural Digest India, We can’t take our eyes off the BMW 8 Series concept car
- The hexagonal design motifs seen around the exterior are featured extensively in the carbon-fibre and leather accoutred interiors.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III-iv
Derived terms
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: accoutrent, accoutres
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