Definitions for: Accessory


[n] a supplementary component
[n] clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
[n] someone who helps another person commit a crime
[adj] relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ac*ces"so*ry (#; 277), a. [L. accessorius. See
Access, and cf. Accessary.]
Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way;
additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a
principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and
things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he
was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.

Note: Ash accents the antepenult; and this is not only more
regular, but preferable, on account of easiness of
pronunciation. Most orho["e]pists place the accent on
the first syllable.

Syn: Accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary;
subservient; additional; acceding.


Ac*ces"so*ry, n.; pl. Accessories.
1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal;
something additional and subordinate. ``The aspect and
accessories of a den of banditti.'' --Carlyle.

2. (Law) Same as Accessary, n.

3. (Fine Arts) Anything that enters into a work of art
without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental
parts. --Elmes.

Syn: Abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor. See Abettor.

Synonyms: accessary, accouterment, accoutrement, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenance, appurtenant, auxiliary, subsidiary, supplement, supportive

See Also: abetter, abettor, accessory after the fact, accessory before the fact, accessory during the fact, apparel, article of clothing, auto accessory, belt, clothes, clothing, collaborator, component, computer accessory, confederate, constituent, criminal, crook, cut-in, element, felon, fitting, fixings, furnishings, henchman, insert, malefactor, outlaw, partner in crime, trappings, trimmings, vesture, wear, wearing apparel

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