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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Accessory \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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Accessory \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: accessory 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" [syn: {adjunct}, {ancillary}, {adjuvant}, {appurtenant}, {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}] n 1: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: {accoutrement}, {accouterment}] 2: a supplementary component [syn: {appurtenance}, {supplement}] 3: someone who helps another person commit a crime [syn: {accomplice}, {accessary}]
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