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   Ac·ces·so·ry

   /əkˈses(ə)rē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing which can be added to something else in order to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive: "a range of bathroom accessories" Similar attachmentextraadditionadd-onretrofitadjunctappendageappurtenance(additional) componentfitmentsupplement
   • ▪ a small article or item of clothing carried or worn to complement a garment or outfit: "among the hottest items are hair accessories such as rhinestone-studded barrettes" Similar adornmentembellishmentfinerytrimmingornamentornamentationdecorationcomplementfashion detailfrilltrappingshandbagshoesgloveshatbeltjewelry
   • 2. someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime, without directly committing it, sometimes without being present: "she was charged as an accessory to murder" Similar accomplicepartner in crimeabetterassociateconfederatecollaboratorfellow conspiratorhenchmanconniver

   adjective

   • 1. contributing to or aiding an activity or process in a minor way; subsidiary or supplementary: technical "functionally the maxillae are a pair of accessory jaws"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin accessorius ‘additional thing’, from Latin access- ‘increased’, from the verb accedere (see accede).

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   What does accessory mean in a book?

   • usually plural additional objects, equipment, decorations etc that make something more useful or attractive The book offers advice on choosing fabrics, furniture, and accessories. ... legal someone who helps a criminal, for example by hiding them from the police. An accessory before the fact helps before the crime.

   ACCESSORY (noun) definition and synonyms | Macmillan

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   What do you mean by accessories?

   • 1. Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative. [...] 2. Accessories are articles such as belts and scarves which you wear or carry but which are not part of your main clothing. [...] 3.

   ACCESSORY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   What is an accessory in a sentence?

   • An accessory can be any piece of clothing that you wear or carry as long as it isn't part of the main outfit. You can also use the word to refer to someone who helps someone else commit a crime. So the guy who distracted the old lady while another guy grabbed her purse? He was the accessory to the theft of an accessory.

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   What is the sense of accessory?

   • The noun ACCESSORY has 3 senses: 1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing. 2. a supplementary component that improves capability. 3. someone who helps another person commit a crime. Familiarity information: ACCESSORY used as a noun is uncommon.

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   An accessory can be any piece of clothing that you wear or carry as long as it isn't part of the main outfit. You can also use the word to refer to someone who helps someone else commit a crime. So the guy who distracted the old lady while another guy grabbed her purse?

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   Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.

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