accoutre

2 definitions found

accoutre - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Accouter \Ac*cou"ter\, Accoutre \Ac*cou"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p.
     p. Accoutered or Accoutred; p. pr. & vb. n. Accoutering
     or Accoutring.] [F. accouter, OF. accoutrer, accoustrer;
     [`a] (L. ad) + perh. LL. custor, for custos guardian,
     sacristan (cf. Custody), or perh. akin to E. guilt.]
     To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military
     service; to equip; to attire; to array.
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           Both accoutered like young men.          --Shak.
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           For this, in rags accoutered are they seen. --Dryden.
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           Accoutered with his burden and his staff. --Wordsworth.
     [1913 Webster] accoutered

accoutre - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  accoutre
      v 1: provide with military equipment [syn: accouter,
           accoutre]