WordReference Random House Learner ‘s Dictionary of American English © 2022
ac•ces•so•ry /ækˈsɛsəri/ USA pronunciation
north . [countable ] pl . -ries.
- an extra part that improves or completes the basic share :
The car’s accessories included a CD player.
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Law
Law. a person who, although absent, assists in committing a felony .
See -cess-
/ækˈsɛsəri/ WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022
ac•ces•so•ry
(ak ses′ə rē), USA pronunciation
n., pl.
-ries,
adj.
newton .
- a subordinate or auxiliary separate, object, or the like, used chiefly for public toilet, attraction, safety, etc., as a spotlight on an automobile or a lens shroud on a camera .
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Clothing
an article or set of articles of dress, as gloves, earrings, or a scarf, that adds completeness, convenience, attractiveness, and so forth, to one ‘s basic outfit .
- law
- besides called acces′sory before′ the fact′. a person who, though not introduce during the commission of a felony, is guilty of having aided and abetted another, who committed the felony .
- besides called acces′sory af′ter the fact′. a person who knowingly conceals or assists another who has committed a felony. Cf. principal ( def. 9b ) .
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Anatomy
See accessory nerve.
adj .
- contributing to a general effect ;
supplementary ;
subsidiary company . -
Law
giving aid as an accessory .
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Rocks
[
Petrog.
]
noting any mineral whose presence in a rock ‘n’ roll has no bearing on the categorization of the rock, as zircon in granite .
- Medieval Latin accessōrius. See assent, – tory
1
- Middle French)
- late Middle English accessorie (1400–50
ac•ces′so•ri•ly,
adv.
ac•ces′so•ri•ness,
n.
- 1.
See corresponding entry in Unabridged
See addition.
- 3.
See corresponding entry in Unabridged
accomplice.
( alaska sesə rē ), Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers : :
accessory
/
əkˈsɛsərɪ
/
n (
pl
-ries
)
- a supplementary character or object, as of a car, appliance, etc
- ( much plural) a small accompanying detail of dress, clairvoyance of women ‘s dress
- a person who incites person to commit a crime or assists the perpetrator of a crime, either before or during its committee
adj
- supplementary ; extra ; subordinate
- assisting in or having cognition of an dissemble, esp a crime
etymology : 17
th
hundred : from Late Latin accessōrius: see
access
accessorial
/
ˌæksɛˈsɔːrɪəl
/
adj
acˈcessorily
adv
‘accessory‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):