accoutrements

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Military heroes can be depicted on horseback clutching the accoutrements of war, statesmen shown gesturing dramatically in mid-oration, and saints and clerics rendered awash in revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The accoutrements make it even more fun: a honeycomb box, spiced cherry preserves, and fig-and-olive crisps.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

The Yoders were members of the Old Order Amish, a centuries-old religious sect that practiced adult baptism and shunned such modern accoutrements as cars and the electrical power grid.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2025

“She liked all the accoutrements that go with being first lady and living in the White House,” Ms Bennett told People magazine in 2021.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

The next day she returned to school walking with extreme dignity, not prideful, but encumbered by accoutrements hitherto unfamiliar to her.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee