accoutrement
/əˈkuːtəm(ə)nt
/ /əˈkuːtrəm(ə)nt/(US also accouterment)
noun (usually accoutrements)
An additional item of dress or equipment: the accoutrements of religious ritual...
- Other additional accoutrements such as wedding veils, fairy wings etc will also garner bonus points.
- With a poncho, the correct accoutrements are a sombrero and some tequila; with matching hats and scarves, facial hair and a job at Santa's grotto is recommended.
- Both create diaristic work steeped in the symbols and accoutrements of Afro-Cuban religious ritual.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from French, from accoutrer 'clothe, equip' (see accoutre).