So, when I thought it was spelled ecoutrements I thought it might be related to things that make a sound when you drop them? However, I think this is a different likely French word that developed differently than this.
Begin quote regarding Accoutrement or accoutrements
accoutrement
noun
ac·cou·tre·ment
ə-ˈkü-trə-mənt
ə-ˈkü-tər-mənt
variants
or accouterment
1
b
: an accessory item of clothing or equipment
—usually used in plural
Shops offering the physical accoutrements of polite manners—lace, gloves, linen underclothing, snuff, and gentleman's powdered wigs …—Arthur Herman
2
: an identifying and often superficial characteristic or device
—usually used in plural
… some of the other accouterments of power that define our diplomacy.—Elizabeth Drew
3
archaic
: the act of accoutring
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