accessory
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
- Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
- Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
Noun
- Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
- An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
- A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
- Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
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