accouterment (plural accouterments)
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(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier’s equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
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(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
Synonyms: equipment, gear, trappings, accessory -
(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
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(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.
Didn’t know there was an alternative spelling of this, I’ve only ever seen it as accoutrement (the r and e are reversed compared to OP example).
Also, just FYI, the post title has a mistake in it, possibly autocorrect? There an extra ‘n’ which shouldn’t be there :-)
Accouterments just seems wrong, but it’s fun to pronounce it like a Texan who’s never seen the word before.
I corrected it; thanks. I heard the word while watching Mark Felton, but perhaps you can help. He appears to say accoutramos or something like that, although I was unable to find this specific form in quick search results.
Yeah, he’s saying it the way my suggested spelling is pronounced, with a French accent - kind of like “ah-coo-treh-monn”
Similar to the correct pronunciation of detente, or cinquante - the bold bit is pronounced much like the first syllable of “awesome” or the O in “bother”.
