Accouterment

accouterment







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[uh-koo-ter-muhnt, -truh-]



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–noun 

1. personal clothing, accessories, etc.

2. the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier. 



Also, especially British, accoutrement.





　

Playing real-life participants, some better known than others, supporting players are uniformly effective. 



A host of locations, including the very suite at the Beverly Hilton where Frost stayed, heighten the verisimilitude, although production designer Michael Corenblith, his staff and costume designer Daniel Orlandi have advisedly soft-pedaled the mid-'70s accoutrements so as not to distract too much from serious matters at hand. 



Hans Zimmer’s background score provides some extra zing, while the R rating, earned no doubt by a number of vulgarities, is unfortunate, as it will further limit the number of younger people who might see the film. 



zing

–noun 

1. vitality, animation, or zest.

2. a quality 

or 

characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.: a tourist town with lots of zing.  





truce

armistice

Armistice Day

Benjamin is born of the [armistice] and is lovingly raised by a black attendant,



martinet

Kilmer is a [close]-cropped martinet who [addresses] pep rallies with a vaguely Hitlerian salute

Deluge