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Accoutre   Listen
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Accoutre, Accouter  v. t.  (past & past part. accoutered or accoutred; pres. part. accoutering or accoutring)  To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array. "Both accoutered like young men." "For this, in rags accoutered are they seen." "Accoutered with his burden and his staff."






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"Accoutre" Quotes from Famous Books



... yeomen had put themselves into fantastic dresses, imitating knights, in order to resemble the chivalry of the two different nations. However, to prevent fatal accidents, they were not permitted to appear on real horses, but had only license to accoutre themselves with those hobby-horses, as they are called, which anciently formed the chief delight of a morrice-dance, and which still are exhibited on the stage, in the grand battle fought at the conclusion of Mr. Bayes's tragedy. The infantry followed in similar disguises. ...
— Kenilworth • Sir Walter Scott



Words linked to "Accoutre" :   equip, fit out



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