accoutre

Furnish with gear

To accoutre is to outfit or equip, especially with military gear or special dress.

The word is formal and slightly old-fashioned: soldiers accoutred for battle, accoutred in full ceremonial regalia.

The noun accoutrements refers to equipment or accessories associated with a particular activity.

Also spelled accouter.

equip

gear

Toothed wheel or belongings

  • kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
  • apparatusEquipment for a task
  • rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle

tackle · implements · accessories · paraphernalia · provisions · supplies · fittings · trappings · furnishings · outfitting

outfit

wardrobe

Garment storage furniture

costume · dress · threads · getup · raiment · finery · habiliment · vesture · tog · duds

military

uniform

Identical throughout

  • regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
  • armorProtective combat covering
  • camouflageConcealment through visual blending

insignia · epaulette · braid · sash · sword · bayonet · holster · bandolier · ammunition · tactical

adorn

embellish

Add decorative elements

festoon · trim · garnish · beautify · enhance · braid · fringe · lace · brocade · embroidery

Opposites
equipping/outfitting

accoutrestrip

Narrow elongated piece

divest · disrobe · unclothe · deprive · dispossess

Family

accoutrements, accoutrement, accoutered

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