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Example sentences for "accoutrements"

Lexicographically close words:
accounts; accoutered; accouterments; accoutred; accoutrement; accredit; accredited; accrediting; accredits; accretion
  1. As Caspar scrambled up to the ledge, the rattle of his accoutrements on the rock reached the ears of the bull; and just as the former had got to his feet the latter wheeled round, and the two were now face to face!

  2. Both carry guns, with the usual accoutrements of sportsmen.

  3. Behind appears the stalwart figure of Pelayo, wearing the Gothic cap of steel and armed with the simple accoutrements of a Dacian warrior.

  4. This dress, handsomely fashioned and fringed, under the accoutrements of the Indian warrior, presented a striking appearance.

  5. His accoutrements are, a bullet-pouch made from the undressed skin of the mountain cat, and a huge crescent-shaped horn, upon which he has carved many a strange souvenir.

  6. His arms and accoutrements were shining with metallic brightness, and the stock and butt of his rifle were richly inlaid with silver.

  7. For accoutrements I have a pouch and a flask, both slung under the right arm.

  8. These consisted for the most part of infantry or cavalry arms and accoutrements tastefully furnished, besides which there were chaplets of gold.

  9. The market-place literally teemed with horses, arms, and accoutrements of all sorts for sale.

  10. As the two princes rode together into the city, Charles's accoutrements attracted all eyes.

  11. Harpies had already gathered what plunder they could find, and no apparel or accoutrements were left to show the difference in rank between noble and page.

  12. There, too, were the gilds and merchants, on horseback, with magnificent accoutrements freshly burnished to do honour to the welcome they offered their forgiving overlord.

  13. A pretence was made that the young count's accoutrements were not ready, and that, therefore, he would have to remain in Brussels.

  14. No state organization: a few volunteer companies who provide their own uniforms and are furnished with arms and accoutrements by the State.

  15. In the water they are practiced in performing the feats required in actual warfare, carrying their arms and accoutrements in a variety of ways, according to the supposed circumstances of the campaign.

  16. He found it tenanted by a half-dozen fellows of very rude aspect, all armed and bearing an odd resemblance in air and accoutrements to the braves he had seen at Condillac the day before.

  17. Indeed, but for the formality of the thing, he might have spared himself the question, for lounging about the courtyard were a score of stalwart weather-tanned fellows, whose air and accoutrements proclaimed them soldiers.

  18. We could do no more, however, than cast longing eyes upward as we drove under the hill, the ground being still too wet for female accoutrements to venture.

  19. Their compact accoutrements and the yellow braid on their blue jackets, distinctly seen at that distance, showed them to be a detachment of United States cavalry.

  20. Palus, as was and is well known, killed more than, a thousand adversaries, of whom more than three hundred wore the accoutrements of a retiarius.

  21. For it had been only the night before this present day of Friday that he had seen his former guest, whom he had ceased to doubt could be other than the Duke, come into his chamber and fetch away his accoutrements as he had promised.

  22. The rays fell on the form of a tall, dark man in cavalry accoutrements and wearing a sword.

  23. He appeared to be giving his directions to some soldiers of the troop, who were busily cleaning his horses and accoutrements for him.

  24. We found one of our sentinels this morning lying dead at his post: his rifle and accoutrements were gone, and he, poor fellow, had been stabbed in the heart.

  25. The quarter-bugle sounds, the men on with their accoutrements in the dark, and at once move to the appointed place to fall in.

  26. From twenty-five to thirty miles per diem, with rifle and accoutrements to carry, in a climate like India, is no joke.

  27. The chum answered the formal questions regarding himself, and then the regimental sergeant-major was directed to take the pair to the quarter-master sergeant, to receive the clothing and accoutrements of infantrymen.

  28. Each of the three "chests" in which the stage accoutrements are stored, is in charge of three men, who are responsible for the security and the care of the contents of the cases.

  29. A point of rendezvous being thus given to the whole body, every man, who is not on the spot at the hour appointed, fully equipped, with his clothes and accoutrements in good order, is subjected to a fine.

  30. Each engine is painted of one or other of these colours, and the accoutrements of the men belonging to it correspond.

  31. His rifle and accoutrements had carefully been brought home by Peter; but they would be of no use without a horse, powder and shot, and provisions.

  32. On the downs in the rear of the camps fifteen thousand cavalry are manoeuvring, their accoutrements flashing in the sun like a school of mackerel.

  33. They numbered more than a hundred, and Jacob's heart failed him, lest some ring or buckle of our accoutrements should sparkle and catch their eyes.

  34. Trenck, to the corps of infantry he commanded, added a corps of hussars, which he raised and provided with horses and accoutrements sold by auction.

  35. The last, who kept on moving further down in order to be the very last to say good bye, was Niederlein, a smart little gunner, who had polished his accoutrements for him during the last year.

  36. The man had settled himself comfortably on horse-back, and his hanging bugle and accoutrements jingled.

  37. On my way back to the Indian camp I stopped and secured the war bonnets and accoutrements of the pair I had killed, and at the same time gently "raised their hair.


  38. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "accoutrements" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.