accoutrement

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Jim's, not to be outdone, would affix bows and rosettes everywhere The result was that in the end the Valiant Soldier, of the Christian army, was distinguished by no peculiarity of accoutrement from the Turkish Knight; and what was worse, on a casual view Saint George himself might be mistaken for his deadly enemy, the Saracen.

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  1. an item of clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of one's main clothing.

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  1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

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  • I am now ten years older in time, and twenty in constitution, than I was when I passed the Dardanelles, and yet two years ago I was capable of swimming four hours and twenty minutes; and I am sure that I could have continued two hours longer, though I had on a pair of trowsers, an accoutrement which by no means assists the performance. —  Life of Lord Byron, With His Letters And Journals, Vol. 5
  • It's an eye-catching accoutrement, if a little disorienting when caught out of the corner of your eye. —  The Diamondback
  • Wreathed in cigarette smoke and with a hip flask a de rigour accoutrement, 1960 never looked so cool. —  SoundtrackNet
  • Atop the pilaf (and a mere accoutrement, because the rice was so good on its own), I put triangles of pan-roasted lamb loin simply seasoned with salt and pepper. —  SaltShaker
  • The Sussex is adorned with gold faux-finish walls and country-style accoutrement, with deep paneled wood ceilings. —  HotelChatter -
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