accouterment vs clothing

accouterment and clothing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accouterment	Yes	No	No	No
clothing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clothing is a hypernym of accouterment; that is, clothing is a word with a broader meaning than accouterment:

accouterment: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
clothing: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Other hypernyms of accouterment include article of clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable.

accouterment (noun)	clothing (noun)
clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing	a covering designed to be worn on a person's body