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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

a soldier's outfit V a soldier's accoutrements

Hi,

(1) Would it be corect to say that the first term (outfit) is more general than the second (accoutrements)?

(2) One of the online dictionaries say a soldier's accoutrements are usually neither clothes nor weapons. What does "accoutrements" mean then?

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MUSCOVITE 2) One of the online dictionaries say a soldier's accoutrements are usually neither clothes nor weapons. What does "accoutrements" mean then? backpack and its contents, trenching tool, etc, I suppose.

  • MUSCOVITE 2) One of the online dictionaries say a soldier's accoutrements are usually neither clothes nor weapons.
  • What does "accoutrements" mean then?
  • backpack and its contents, trenching tool, etc, I suppose.
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MUSCOVITE2) One of the online dictionaries say a soldier's accoutrements are usually neither clothes nor weapons. What does "accoutrements" mean then?
backpack and its contents, trenching tool, etc, I suppose.

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