English
Etymology
From F. accoutrer, OF. accoutrer, accoustrer; Ã (Latin ad) + perhaps LL. custor, for custos guardian, sacristan (compare custody), or perhaps akin to English guilt.
Alternative spellings
accoutre (Commonwealth)
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To furnish with dress or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.
#:*Both accoutred like young men. - Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III-iv
#:*For this, in rags accoutered are they seen. - Dryden
#:*Accoutered with his burden and his staff. - Wordsworth
See also
accoutrements
Translations
Dutch: t+|nl|voorzien, t|nl|uitdossen
French: t+|fr|accoutrer
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Latin: accustor
fa:accouter
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