accessory
noun/əkˈsesəri/
/əkˈsesəri/
(plural accessories)
- [usually plural] an extra piece of equipment that is useful but not essential or that can be added to something else as a decoration
- We stock a large range of bicycle accessories.
- Our catalogue now includes a range of furnishings and accessories for the home.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- essential
- must-have
- optional
- …
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- [usually plural] 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingc1, Clothes and Fashionc1- Why not invest in some fashion accessories to dress up your wardrobe?
- This silk scarf is the perfect accessory for stylish summer evenings.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- essential
- must-have
- optional
- …
- accessory (to something) (law) a person who helps somebody 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.
- (old-fashioned) an accessory before/after the fact (= before/after the crime was committed)
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- accessory to
- an accessory before/after the fact
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin accessorius ‘additional thing’, from Latin access- ‘increased’, from the verb accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’.
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