Accoutre
/əˈkuːtər/noun
To outfit or equip someone or something, especially with clothing or gear.
Did you know?Accoutre comes through French from a root connected to “sewing” and “outfitting,” so its oldest history is less about armor and more about the craft of preparing a body for the world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*teks-
“to weave, fabricate, or make by craftsmanship”
Latin
Latin
texere
“to weave, plait, construct”
Late Latin
Late Latin
*accapturare / *accosturare
“to equip or make ready (reconstructed intermediary forms in the French development)”
Old French
Old French
acoutrer
“to dress, outfit, or equip”
Middle English
English
accoutren
“to dress or equip, especially with clothes or military gear”
Modern English
English
accoutre
“to furnish with clothes, equipment, or accessories”