accoutrement

Example Sentences

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The place was a hit, drawing in people from all parts of Kabul, and became known as “Bacha Broot,” meaning “boy with the mustache” in Dari, a reference to Mirza’s apparently magnificent facial accoutrement.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2022

"Watching the lying-in-state, the procession from Buckingham Palace - all those ceremonial uniforms with their accoutrement fittings, we will have manufactured them," Mr Kelly said.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2022

Plus, chopped veggies can double as an accoutrement to a pre-dinner grazing board or get tossed into a salad for lunch or dinner.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2021

I can’t be the only person who used to think Jughead Jones was wearing a crown when he was in fact sporting this humorous sartorial accoutrement made from a felt fedora’s raggedy, upturned brim.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2019

Comparatively few are able to do as Goethe did, and get rid of the whole vile accoutrement at one stroke.

From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng