- accouter
- transitive verb see accoutre
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
accouter
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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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accouter — Accouter, Aucuns escrivent Acouter, les autres Ascouter, les autres et plus communement Escouter, vient de Auscultare, ou de {{t=g}}akouô,{{/t}} Grec Audio. Imperatiuus, {{t=g}}akoué, akouété,{{/t}} Audi, audite, Acoute, acoutez, voyez, Escoutez … Thresor de la langue françoyse
accouter — index clothe, furnish, supply Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
accouter — (v.) also accoutre, 1590s, from Fr. acoutrer, earlier acostrer (13c.) arrange, dispose, put on (clothing), originally swe up, from V.L. accosturare to sew together, sew up, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + *consutura a sewing together, from L.… … Etymology dictionary
accouter — equip, arm, outfit, *furnish, appoint Analogous words: array, attire, *clothe, dress: deck, *adorn, embellish, decorate Contrasted words: *strip, divest, dismantle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accouter — or accoutre [ə ko͞ot′ər] vt. accoutered or accoutred, accoutering or accoutring [ə ko͞ot′ər iŋ, əko͞o′triŋ] [Fr accoutrer, earlier accoustrer; prob. < à , to + OFr costure < VL * consutura, seam, sewing < L consuere, to sew < con ,… … English World dictionary
accouter — /euh kooh teuhr/, v.t. to equip or outfit, esp. with military clothes, equipment, etc. Also, esp. Brit., accoutre. [1600 10; earlier accou(s)tre < F accoutrer, OF acou(s)trer to arrange, accommodate, equip, perh. < VL *acco(n)s(u)turare to sew… … Universalium
accouter — verb /əˈkuːtə/ To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array. , Both accoutred like young men. Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III iv … Wiktionary
accouter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. outfit, attire, equip. See clothing, provision. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or accoutre) verb To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: appoint, equip, fit1, fit out (or up), furnish,… … English dictionary for students
accouter — v. dress, outfit, equip, provide with supplies … English contemporary dictionary
