accouterment

Other forms: accouterments

Definitions of accouterment
  1. noun
    clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
    synonyms: accessory, accoutrement
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    belt
    a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
    furnishing, trappings
    (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
    baldric, baldrick
    a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
    cartridge belt
    a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition
    holster
    a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools
    money belt
    belt with a concealed section for holding money
    life belt, safety belt, safety harness
    belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt
    Sam Browne belt
    leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder
    type of:
    article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
    a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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