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- noun Plural form of
accoutrement ; this plural form more common than singular.
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Examples
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Moulsworth's frank concern with worldly accoutrements is similarly evident in her next lines, which emphasize her third husband's lineage and social standing: "ffrom Mortimers he drewe his pedigre/their Arms he bore, not bought wth Heraulds fee" (ll.
My Name Was Martha: A Renaissance Woman's Autobiographical Poem 1993
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Among his accoutrements was a flashlight, and with this and a lard can
The Dude Wrangler Caroline Lockhart 1916
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The accoutrements were a bullet-pouch, made from the undressed skin of a tiger-cat, ornamented with the head of the beautiful summer-duck.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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What an adventure it must have been for these boys, most of whom had probably never been far from home, to be given weapons and "accoutrements" and an expansion of their vocabulary and to find themselves on the parade ground in Wytheville learning how to conduct themselves in battle and about "Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics."
Archive 2004-08-01 2004
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What an adventure it must have been for these boys, most of whom had probably never been far from home, to be given weapons and "accoutrements" and an expansion of their vocabulary and to find themselves on the parade ground in Wytheville learning how to conduct themselves in battle and about "Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics."
From On High 2004
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Violence could scupper KwaZulu-Natal's local government elections if President Nelson Mandela used an existing proclamation to ban Zulu cultural "accoutrements", Inkatha Freedom Party leader
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Zulu nation without their cultural "accoutrements".
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Pick up food here for birds, dogs, cats, pot-bellied pigs, ferrets, rabbits and horses - as well as all the "accoutrements" you may need to keep the furries (and featheries) in your family happy and healthy.neptunesrealm. com
Colorado Springs Independent letters@csindy.com 2010
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Pick up food here for birds, dogs, cats, pot-bellied pigs, ferrets, rabbits and horses - as well as all the "accoutrements" you may need to keep the furries (and featheries) in your family happy and healthy.neptunesrealm. com
Colorado Springs Independent letters@csindy.com 2010
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And speaking of toys of a sexual nature, we also asked what kind of accoutrements we might find in the drawer of your bedside table.
Portland Mercury 2009
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