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

Virginia’s 73rd governor left a fleece vest hanging in the closet for the 74th, who had made that suburban-dad accoutrement his signature campaign-trail look.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 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

Those people had no need of saddles, their accoutrement consisting of the single thong fastened around the head of the animal, and by which he could be guided at the will of his master.

From The Great Cattle Trail by Ellis, Edward Sylvester