accessory

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1. accessory - Noun

2. accessory - Adjective

3. accessory - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate.

Same as Accessary, n.

Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts.

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The best accessory for a woman - handsome man! Coco Chanel

To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance. Vera Wang

Are you really that arrogant, that logic is as optional as a fashion accessory for you? Scott Lynch

Well, to the law, you're an accessory. Before the fact. David Mamet

The object of the passion is just an accessory to the passion itself. Zadie Smith

Every person who seeks to practise agriculture with the full success which it admits-and that is the natural aim of every one who engages in it-must possess energy, activity, reflection, perseverance, and a knowledge of all the kindred and accessory sciences. Albrecht Thaer

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