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Accouter vs Adorn - What's the difference?

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Accouter is a related term of adorn.


As verbs the difference between accouter and adorn

is that accouter is to furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array while adorn is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

As a noun adorn is

(obsolete) adornment.

accouter

English

Alternative forms

* (Commonwealth) accoutre

Verb

(en verb)
  • To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.
  • * Both accoutred like young men. - Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III-iv
  • * For this, in rags accoutered are they seen. -
  • * Accoutered with his burden and his staff. -

    • See also

    * accoutrements

    Anagrams

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    Verb

    (roa-jer-verb)
  • to lean upon one's elbows

    • adorn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
    • a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
    a character adorned with every Christian grace
    a gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters
  • * Bible, Isa. lxi. 10
    • as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels
  • * Goldsmith
    • At church, with meek and unaffected grace, / His looks adorned the venerable place.

    Synonyms

    * beautify * bedeck * decorate * deck * grace * ornament * prettify * See also

    Noun

  • (obsolete) adornment
    • (Spenser)

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