accouterment

Example Sentences

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But the extra accouterment hasn’t held him back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 2, 2025

In 1492, Columbus gave hawk’s bells, or falconry accouterment, to some Indigenous Americans.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

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

He carries no contrivances for polishing buttons, boots, or the dozen of bits of accouterment deemed essential to a good soldier in Europe.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various