accouter
pronunciation
How to pronounce accouter in British English: UK [ə'ku:tə]
How to pronounce accouter in American English: US [ə'kutə]
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- Verb:
- provide with military equipment
Word Origin
- accouter (v.)
- also accoutre, 1590s, from French acoutrer, earlier acostrer (13c.) "arrange, dispose, put on (clothing)," originally "sew up," from Vulgar Latin accosturare "to sew together, sew up," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + *consutura "a sewing together," from Latin consutus, past participle of consuere "to sew together," from con- (see com-) + suere "to sew" (see suture). Related: Accoutered; accoutred; accoutering; accoutring.
Example
- 1. Animals , bulbs and on accouter cargo clause .