noun, adjective
noun (plural accessories)
1 [usuallypl.] an extra piece of equipment that is useful but not essential or that can be added to sth else as a decoration:
bicycle accessories * a range of furnishings and accessories for the home
2 [usuallypl.] a thing that you can wear or carry that matches your clothes, for example a belt or a bag:
fashion accessories to dress up your wardrobe
3 ~ (to sth) (law) a person who helps sb to commit a crime or who knows about it and protects the person from the police:
He was charged with being an accessory to murder. * an accessory before / after the fact (= before / after the crime was committed)
adjective (technical) not the most important when compared to others:
the accessory muscles of respiration
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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