accessory
accessory is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate. "The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti." Carlyle.
- 2.(Law) Same as Accessary, n.
- 3.(Fine Arts) Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. Elmes. See Abettor.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abettor
- above
- accompaniment
- accompany
- accomplice
- addition
- additional
- additive
- adherent
- adjectitious
- adjunct
- adjutant
- adjuvant
- adscititious
- adviser
- advocate
- after
- ally
- alone
- along
- also
- alter
- and
- angel
- appendage
- appurtenance
- arm
- ascititious
- assistant
- associate
- associated
- association
- attend
- attendant
- attorney
- attribute
- auxiliary
- backer
- banco
- bar
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is accessory.
- What is that which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate. "The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti." Carlyle called?
- What is anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. Elmes. See Abettor called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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