Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose especially military
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
accouter .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)
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Examples
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If the president says the State of the Union is good, but could be better, the last person to eat a fully accoutered hot dog has to drink 1 shot of bourbon.
Will Durst: The Barack Obama 2011 State of the Union Drinking Game Will Durst 2011
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Graham, although an outlander, knew his California, and, while every girl of the swimming suits was gowned for dinner, was not surprised to find no man similarly accoutered.
CHAPTER X 2010
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Ben DeSot Ms. Gist was almost dressed, but not fully accoutered, when an assistant helped her into this silk vest.
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Mr. Chaudhuri's sensitivity suggests just how fragile some of the pet schemes of the New India remain, however flashily accoutered with Rolexes, customized Bentleys, ponytails and blindingly white teeth.
New India, Old Schemes Deborah Baker 2011
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If the president says the State of the Union is good, but could be better, the last person to eat a fully accoutered hot dog has to drink 1 shot of bourbon.
Will Durst: The Barack Obama 2011 State of the Union Drinking Game Will Durst 2011
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Western women, fully accoutered with nail polish (which is incompatible with manual work), high-heeled shoes (disastrous for the posture and hence the back, and quite unsuitable for walking long distances over bad roads) and brassieres... denounce female circumcision without the shadow of a suspicion that their behavior is absurd.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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Western women, fully accoutered with nail polish (which is incompatible with manual work), high-heeled shoes (disastrous for the posture and hence the back, and quite unsuitable for walking long distances over bad roads) and brassieres... denounce female circumcision without the shadow of a suspicion that their behavior is absurd.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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Thus suitably armed and accoutered, the Clemens brothers set out for the wild and woolly West.
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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When the president says the State of the Union is good, but could be better, the last person to eat a fully accoutered hot dog has to drink 1 shot of bourbon.
Will Durst: The 2010 State of the Union Address Drinking Game 2010
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Thus suitably armed and accoutered, the Clemens brothers set out for the wild and woolly West.
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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