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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Accouter \Ac*cou"ter\, Accoutre \Ac*cou"tre\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Accoutered} or {Accoutred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accoutering} or {Accoutring}.] [F. accouter, OF. accoutrer, accoustrer; ['a] (L. ad) + perh. LL. custor, for custos guardian, sacristan (cf. {Custody}), or perh. akin to E. guilt.] To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.
Both accoutered like young men. --Shak.
For this, in rags accoutered are they seen. --Dryden.
Accoutered with his burden and his staff. --Wordsworth.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
accoutered \accoutered\, accoutred \accoutred\adj.
1. provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose especially military; as, troops accoutered for battle [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
accoutered
adjective: provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military); "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip" [syn: {accoutred}]
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