accouterment vs attrit

accouterment

noun
  • An identifying yet superficial characteristic. 

  • An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory. 

  • A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform. 

attrit

noun
  • One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee. 

verb
  • To be reduced in quantity through attrition. 

  • To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower. 

  • To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out. 

  • To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. 

How often have the words accouterment and attrit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )