| Accessory |
| Same as Accessary, n. |
| Accessory |
| Anything that enters into a work of art without being
indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. |
| Acciaccatura |
| A short grace note, one semitone below the note to
which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as
equivalent to the short appoggiatura. |
| Accidence |
| The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of
grammar. |
| Accidence |
| The rudiments of any subject. |
| Accident |
| Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without
one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected
event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen
occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a
mishap; as, to die by an accident. |
| Accident |
| A property attached to a word, but not essential to it,
as gender, number, case. |
| Accident |
| A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a
coat of arms. |
| Accident |
| A property or quality of a thing which is not essential
to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute. |
| Accident |
| A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance,
as sweetness, softness. |
