to accouter
9.9
To give equipment to someone, often to soldiers or for a ceremony
- verb
- /əˈkuːtər/
- Archaic
:
equipar
- The soldiers were accoutered with the latest equipment before the mission began.
Examples
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Before the grand parade, the guards were accoutered in their ceremonial uniforms and polished armor.
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For me, they behave like so many plush puppets, splendidly accoutered but nonetheless wooden.
Academic text (2008) -
N'ton gave Jaxom a salute and pointed down to the Bowl, where four queenriders were being accoutered with flamethrowers.
Fiction book (1991) -
And beside them, Bain and Chiad, accoutered like Gaul with weapons and blankets, water bottles, and a cooking pot.
Fiction book (1992) -
The knights were accoutered with shields and swords, ready for the battle ahead.
How Equipped
Surface Forms
accouter infinitive
accoutered past
accoutered past participle
accoutering present participle
accouters third person singular
Etymology
Accouter comes from an old French verb accoutrer that meant 'to dress', so it started as a word for putting clothes on someone. That's why to accouter someone is to 'outfit' them with clothing or equipment, especially for soldiers.