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AC'CESSORY, a. [L. Accessorius, from accessus, accedo. See Accede. This word is accented on the first syllable on account of the derivatives, which require a secondary accent on the third; but the natural accent of accessory is on the second syllable, and thus it is often pronounced by good speakers.]
AC'CESSORY, n.
Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional;
connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or
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.
* Ash accents the antepenult; and this is not only more regular, but preferable, on account of easiness of pronunciation. Most orhoëpists place the accent on the first syllable. Syn. -- Accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary; subservient; additional; acceding. That which
belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and
subordinate.
"The aspect and accessories of a den of
banditti." Carlyle. Same as Accessary,
Anything that enters into a
work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental
parts.
Elmes.
Syn. -- Abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor. See Abettor. | ||||||||