Meaning of accessory | Babel Free

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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