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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Accouter \Ac*cou"ter\, Accoutre \Ac*cou"tre\ ([a^]k*k[=oo]"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accoutered} or {Accoutred} (-t[~e]rd); p. pr & vb n. {Accoutering} or {Accoutring}.] [F. accouter, OF accoutrer, accoustrer [`a] (L. ad) + perh. LL custor, for custos guardian, sacristan (cf. {Custody}), or perh. akin to E. guilt.] To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array. Both accoutered like young men. --Shak. For this in rags accoutered are they seen. --Dryden. Accoutered with his burden and his staff. --Wordsworth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: accoutre v : provide with military equipment [syn: {accouter}]
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