Ac-cou'ter or Ac-cou'tre, v. t.

(ăk-kōō'ter), v. t. [Fr. accoutrer, O. Fr. accoustrer, Pr. acoutrer, acotrer; from Lat. ac, ad, and Fr. cousture, couture, It. costura (for coustura), seam, sewing, needle-work; Fr. coudre, p. p. cousu, Pr. cōser, cusir, Sp. coser, cusir, Pg. coser, It. cucire, to sew, from Lat. consuere, to sew together, from con, cum, with, together, and suere, to sew.] To furnish with dress, equipage, or equipments; to equip; to dress; to array. “Both accoutered like young men.” Shak. In rags accoutered are they seen. Dryden. Upon the word, accoutered as I was, I plunged in. Shak.