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Politics : Piffer Thread on Political Rantings and Ravings
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To: mph who wrote (7743)3/29/2002 2:39:23 PM
From: jcky  Read Replies (3) of 14610
 
Dang, you must have scored high on your SAT verbal. Maybe I'll write a letter to the board of the education and say the SAT test is biased against idiots like me. :^)

accoutrement

Main Entry: ac·cou·tre·ment
Variant(s): or ac·cou·ter·ment /&-'kü-tr&-m&nt, -'kü-t&r-m&nt/
Function: noun
Date: 1549
1 a : EQUIPMENT, TRAPPINGS; specifically : a soldier's outfit usually not including clothes and weapons -- usually used in plural b : an accessory item of clothing or equipment -- usually used in plural
2 archaic : the act of accoutring
3 : an identifying and often superficial characteristic or device -- usually used in plural <accoutrements of power that define our diplomacy -- Elizabeth Drew>
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