accouter

accouter
ac·cou·ter

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  • Accouter — Ac*cou ter, Accoutre Ac*cou tre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accoutered} or {Accoutred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accoutering} or {Accoutring}.] [F. accouter, OF. accoutrer, accoustrer; [ a] (L. ad) + perh. LL. custor, for custos guardian, sacristan (cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • accouter — Accouter, Aucuns escrivent Acouter, les autres Ascouter, les autres et plus communement Escouter, vient de Auscultare, ou de {{t=g}}akouô,{{/t}} Grec Audio. Imperatiuus, {{t=g}}akoué, akouété,{{/t}} Audi, audite, Acoute, acoutez, voyez, Escoutez …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • accouter — index clothe, furnish, supply Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • accouter — (v.) also accoutre, 1590s, from Fr. acoutrer, earlier acostrer (13c.) arrange, dispose, put on (clothing), originally swe up, from V.L. accosturare to sew together, sew up, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + *consutura a sewing together, from L.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • accouter — equip, arm, outfit, *furnish, appoint Analogous words: array, attire, *clothe, dress: deck, *adorn, embellish, decorate Contrasted words: *strip, divest, dismantle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • accouter — or accoutre [ə ko͞ot′ər] vt. accoutered or accoutred, accoutering or accoutring [ə ko͞ot′ər iŋ, əko͞o′triŋ] [Fr accoutrer, earlier accoustrer; prob. < à , to + OFr costure < VL * consutura, seam, sewing < L consuere, to sew < con ,… …   English World dictionary

  • accouter — transitive verb see accoutre …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • accouter — /euh kooh teuhr/, v.t. to equip or outfit, esp. with military clothes, equipment, etc. Also, esp. Brit., accoutre. [1600 10; earlier accou(s)tre < F accoutrer, OF acou(s)trer to arrange, accommodate, equip, perh. < VL *acco(n)s(u)turare to sew… …   Universalium

  • accouter — verb /əˈkuːtə/ To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array. , Both accoutred like young men. Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III iv …   Wiktionary

  • accouter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. outfit, attire, equip. See clothing, provision. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or accoutre) verb To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: appoint, equip, fit1, fit out (or up), furnish,… …   English dictionary for students

  • accouter — v. dress, outfit, equip, provide with supplies …   English contemporary dictionary

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