paraphernalia

paraphernalia
    n 1: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a
         particular operation or sport etc. [syn: {gear},
         {paraphernalia}, {appurtenance}]
    

Paraphernalia \Par`a*pher*na"li*a\, n. pl. [LL. paraphernalia
   bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. ?; para` beside
   + ? a bride's dowry, fr. fe`rein to bring. See 1st {Bear}.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. (Law) Something reserved to a wife, over and above her
      dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her
      degree.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Personal belongings; ornaments; finery; sundry objects
      carried about for personal convenience.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   3. The appendages, apparatus, or equipment used in a
      particular activity; as, surveyors unloading their
      paraphernalia from a van.
      [PJC]
    

60 Moby Thesaurus words for "paraphernalia":
      accessories, accouterments, appanages, apparatus, appendages,
      appliances, appointments, appurtenances, armament, baggage,
      belongings, chattels, choses, choses in action,
      choses in possession, choses local, choses transitory, clobber,
      conveniences, crap, duffel, effects, equipage, equipment,
      facilities, facility, fittings, fixtures, furnishings, furniture,
      gear, impedimenta, installations, junk, kit, machinery,
      material things, materials, materiel, movables, munition,
      munitions, outfit, perquisites, personal effects, plant, plumbing,
      possessions, property, rig, rigging, rubbish, shit, stock-in-trade,
      stuff, supplies, tackle, things, trappings, utensils