accessory

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin accessorius (compare English access, from same root).

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  • IPA: /əkˈsɛsərɪ/

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accessory (comparative more accessory, superlative most accessory)

  1. Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being 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.
  2. (law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.

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accessory (plural accessories)

  1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
    the accessories of a mobile phone
    • (Can we date this quote?) Thomas Carlyle:
      The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti.
  2. An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
  3. (law) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
  4. (fine arts) Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts.

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