ACCOUTERMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accouterment mean? 

• ACCOUTERMENT (noun)
  The noun ACCOUTERMENT has 1 sense:

1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

  Familiarity information: ACCOUTERMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCOUTERMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

accessory; accouterment; accoutrement

Hypernyms ("accouterment" is a kind of...):

article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accouterment"):

belt (a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist))

furnishing; trappings ((usually plural) accessory wearing apparel)