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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
accouterment
 
SYLLABICATION:ac·cou·ter·ment
PRONUNCIATION:  -ktr-mnt, -tr-
VARIANT FORMS: or ac·cou·tre·ment
NOUN:1. An accessory item of equipment or dress. Often used in the plural. 2. Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons. Often used in the plural. 3. accouterments or accoutrements Outward forms of recognition; trappings: cathedral ceilings, heated swimming pools, and other accoutrements signaling great wealth. 4. Archaic The act of accoutering.
 
 
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