Accessory Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

Noun

fashion accessories such as scarves, handkerchiefs, bracelets, and rings

He is wanted as an accessory to murder.

Adjective

most phone services offer accessory features such as call-waiting

late Examples on the Web : noun

Help facilitate your girlfriend’s life with this effortlessly cool accessory that forces her to take only the essentials. Give the gift of a honeymoon glow, no commitment necessary.

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Editors Of Men’s Health, Men’s Health, 4 May 2022

Along with the baroque, hand-embroidered look by Thom Browne, Lizzo also brought a special accessory to the red carpet: her flute.

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Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 4 May 2022

The compact and lightweight AeroSlim is ideal for quick pick-ups on hard surfaces, with its combo crevice tool and soft brush accessory that takes care of crumbs on your laptop, in your car or in between the sofa cushions.

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Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 3 May 2022

But despite the chatter surrounding this utilitarian accessory detail, there’s something to be said about a good old-fashioned handbag carried with—drumroll—your hands.

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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 1 May 2022

Face-Framing Bangs Like any accessory, bangs should enhance your features, not overwhelm them.

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Jessica Prince Erlich, Allure, 30 Apr. 2022

In a particularly inventive move, ASUS designed the device’s accessory boxes to convert into laptop stands, hopefully keeping them from the landfill even longer.

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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022

But in the case of the Tonda PF GMT, the watchmaker has repurposed the rattrapante as a flyback accessory to the GMT.

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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2022

Separately, Doctor Strange 2 leaks teased this Professor X will have an accessory that X-Men fans will love.

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Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Apr. 2022

late Examples on the Web : adjective

These special Ram models are more than just trucks with the gamut of items in the accessory catalog attached to them, as Mopar curates the pickups to create vehicles that stand out from their stablemates.

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Gregory Fink, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2022

So, available in the accessory catalog is an in-bed mount for two full-size spares.

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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2022

Staff said finding financing, particularly for homeowners who want to add an accessory dwelling unit to their home, can be challenging.

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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2022

The 23-liter pack has two waterproof exterior zippers—one for the main pouch and the other for an accessory pouch—and has eleven gear loops on the exterior to hand everything from a water bottle to a helmet.

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Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2015

Outfits change with the seasons, but sunnies are a must-have accessory year-round.

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Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 5 Apr. 2022

Liebermann has since borrowed money through a refinance loan to help pay the property tax and to build an accessory dwelling unit for herself.

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Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022

The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. at the home — an accessory dwelling unit behind a main house — on West Eight Street, just west of Centre City Parkway.

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David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022

No one pulls off an accessory full-court-press quite like the Queen.

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Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 19 Mar. 2022

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