accouter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb provide with military equipment
    accoutre.

WordNet


Ac*cou"ter, Ac*cou"tre transitive verb (Also<
  • Accouter
  • Accoutre
)
Etymology
F. accouter, OF. accoutrer, accoustrer; à (L. ad) + perh. LL. custor, for custos guardian, sacristan (cf. Custody), or perh. akin to E. guilt.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Accoutered or Accoutred present participle & verbal noun Accoutering or Accoutring
Definitions
  1. To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.
    Bot accoutered like young men. Shak.
    For this, in rags accoutered are they seen. Dryden.
    Accoutered with his burden and his staff. Wordsworth.

Webster 1913