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accouterment

[uh-koo-ter-muhnt, -truh-] / əˈku tər mənt, -trə- /


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But I was in no hurry to shed this latest accouterment of age.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

As a 66-year-old white man in that class of unlimited material means, with all the attendant accouterment, he exists in a world where there is no standing in line.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2019

For her number Chase also had the ideal accouterment, a flute of intricate plastic tubing that looked as if it took its inspiration from a cow's intestine.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2018

The actor Khary Payton has done a marvelous job of extending the character beyond his colorful accouterment — the elaborate wig, the slinking pet tiger — to create a cohesive, winning personality.

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2017

No alluring jingle of belted accouterment goes with him, no gift of deadly humor adorns his equally deadly gun-play.

From The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb




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