accoutrements

noun

variants or accouterments
plural of accoutrement
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want

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Recent Examples of accoutrements The prevailing motifs include Anglo-American boarding schools and college campuses, accoutrements with a romantic aura (billowing sleeves, melting candles), and analog artifacts (old compasses, monocles). — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 Obviously, the legacy has since grown from royal tableware to hypercar accoutrements. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2026 That means, filling in any holes your kiddos dug, picking up trash and disposing of it, and being sure all your toys and accoutrements are loaded back in the car and heading home with you. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 June 2026 The Patterson house is filled with children’s drawings, family memorabilia, tchotchkes, posters, plants, and a wide variety of domestic accoutrements, in an eye-catching spectrum of colors. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 While parents happily brought their own children to Neverland Ranch for years, the property and its many kid-friendly accoutrements were viewed very differently after the molestation allegations surfaced. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 In that building also lie the suites, each named for Newport mansions and with such accoutrements as canopy beds and standing tubs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 Regardless of trim and accoutrements, the 2026 Lincoln Navigator is a Tiny House on wheels. — James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 That way, all the accoutrements to come will start with a foundation that has your stamp of approval. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrements
  1. equipment
  2. gear
  3. apparatus
Noun
  • Using soccer to build community Along with supplying equipment for teams and players, the league will also provide a stipend for the coaches, who are usually volunteers.
    — PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • This term is significant as the equipment can connect different radios, networks, and communications methods that might otherwise struggle to communicate with one another.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Definition of equipment
Noun
  • Hiking asks little in the way of gear, welcomes almost anyone willing to lace up boots, and delivers a combination of novelty, adventure and measurable fitness gains that few other pursuits can match.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Of course, there’s the open metal gear gate,, with the entire center console sculpted around it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
Definition of gear
Noun
  • The design has also taken on a life of its own, seemingly far from Freedom 250’s publicity apparatus.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • Hearn also donated to Democratic fundraising apparatus ActBlue 10 times while also contributing to Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns five times, an administration official told Fox News Digital.
    — Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of apparatus

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