Accouter

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /əˈku tÉš/

Alternative forms

• Commonwealth accoutre

Origin

• First attested in the 1590's.
• From French accoutrer, from Old French acoustrer, from Vulgar Latin acconsÅ«tÅ«rāre ("to equip with clothes"), from Latin ad ("to") + consÅ«tÅ«ra ("sewing, clothes"), from Latin cōnsuō ("to sew together"), from Latin con ("together") + suō ("to sew")

Full definition of accouter

Verb

1. (transitive) To furnish with dress or equipments, especially 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. - John Dryden
• Accoutered with his burden and his staff. - William Wordsworth

Anagrams

• accoutre