accessoriness
ə noun
1.
a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc., as a spotlight on an automobile or a lens cover on a camera.
2.
an article or set of articles of dress, as gloves, earrings, or a scarf, that adds completeness, convenience, attractiveness, etc., to one's basic outfit.
3.
Law.
a.
Also called accessory before the fact. a person who, though not present during the commission of a felony, is guilty of having aided and abetted another, who committed the felony.
b.
Also called accessory after the fact. a person who knowingly conceals or assists another who has committed a felony. Compare principal ( def 9b ).
4.
Anatomy, accessory nerve.
adjective
5.
contributing to a general effect; supplementary; subsidiary.
6.
Law. giving aid as an accessory.
7.
Petrography. (of a mineral) being present in small amounts in a rock and having no bearing on the classification of the rock, as zircon in granite.
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accessory (əkˈsɛsərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a supplementary part or object, as of a car, appliance, etc |
| 2. | (often plural) a small accompanying item of dress, esp of women's dress |
| 3. | a person who incites someone to commit a crime or assists the perpetrator of a crime, either before or during its commission |
| —adj | |
| 4. | supplementary; additional; subordinate |
| 5. | assisting in or having knowledge of an act, esp a crime |
| [C17: from Late Latin accessōrius: see | |
| accessorial | |
| —adj | |
| ac'cessorily | |
| —adv | |
| ac'cessoriness | |
| —n | |
| accessory (əkˈsɛsərɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a supplementary part or object, as of a car, appliance, etc |
| 2. | (often plural) a small accompanying item of dress, esp of women's dress |
| 3. | a person who incites someone to commit a crime or assists the perpetrator of a crime, either before or during its commission |
| —adj | |
| 4. | supplementary; additional; subordinate |
| 5. | assisting in or having knowledge of an act, esp a crime |
| [C17: from Late Latin accessōrius: see | |
| accessorial | |
| —adj | |
| ac'cessorily | |
| —adv | |
| ac'cessoriness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
accessory
also accessary (n.), early 15c. as a legal term in the criminal sense of "one aiding in a crime;" adj. meaning "aiding in crime" is from c.1600; both from L.L. accessorius, from accessor, agent noun from accedere (see access). Attested from 1896 as "woman's smaller articles
of dress," hence accessorize (1939).
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Medical Dictionary
accessory ac·ces·so·ry (āk-sěs'ə-rē)
adj.
Having a secondary, supplementary, or subordinate function.
Of, relating to, or being a body part, such as a gland, nerve, or muscle, that is anatomically auxiliary.
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