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accoutre

Main Entry:: ac·cou·tre
Variant(s):: or ac·cou·ter \ə-ˈkü-tər\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: ac·cou·tred or ac·cou·tered; ac·cou·tring or ac·cou·ter·ing \-ˈkü-tə-riŋ, -ˈkü-triŋ\
Etymology:: French accoutrer, from Middle French acoustrer, from a- + costure seam, from Vulgar Latin *consutura — more at couture
Date:: 1596

: to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit

synonyms see furnish

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