Usage Note
Attirail is a slightly humorous or ironic collective noun for a cumbersome assortment of tools, equipment, or accessories. It is always masculine singular and has no plural. The word often implies that the quantity of kit is excessive or comical, as in tout l'attirail du parfait bricoleur ('the full paraphernalia of the keen DIYer').
Examples
"Il arriva avec tout son attirail de pêcheur."
Natural Translation
He arrived with all his fishing gear.
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