Accessory Definition–noun | 1. | a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc., as a spotlight on an automobile or a lens cover on a camera. | | 2. | an article or set of articles of dress, as gloves, earrings, or a scarf, that adds completeness, convenience, attractive
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ness, etc., to one's basic outfit. | | 3. | Law. | a. | Also called accessory before the fact. a person who, though not present during the commission of a felony, is guilty of having aided and abetted another, who committed the felony. | | b. | Also called accessory after the fact. a person who knowingly conceals or assists another who has committed a felony. Compare principal (def. 9b). | | –adjective | 5. | contributing to a general effect; supplementary; subsidiary. | | 6. | Law. giving aid as an accessory. | | 7. | Petrography. (of a mineral) being present in small amounts in a rock and having no bearing on the classification of the rock, as zircon in granite. | |
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