accessory

Definitions

1. Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
2. Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal
4. An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
5. Present in a minor amount, and not essential
6. A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
7. Supernumerary and generally nonfunctional
8. Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
9. Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment

Equivalents

Examples

“the accessories of a mobile phone”

“the aspect and accessories of a den of banditti”

“One of the first of a wave⟳ of American women contemporary designers who emerged in the 1990s, she [Kate Spade] built a brand on the appeal of clothes and accessories that made shoppers smile⟳.”

“She was an accessory to the murder⟳ because she helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.”

““You can be an accessory before the fact, or an accessory after the fact. It doesnʼt matter⟳ if itʼs before or after; either way youʼd be in for it.””

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