Webster's Dictionary 1913

730

Accost (2)

Ac‐cost″, v. i. To adjoin; to lie alongside. “The shores which to the sea accost.” Spenser.

731

Accost (3)

Ac‐cost″, n. Address; greeting. J. Morley.

732

Accostable

Ac‐cost″a‐ble (�), a. [Cf. F. accostable.] Approachable; affable. Hawthorne.

733

Accosted

Ac‐cost″ed, a.(Her.) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.

734

Accouchement

‖Ac‐couche″ment (#; 277), n. [F., fr. accoucher to be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. acouchier orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. ad + collocare to lay,...

735

Accoucheur

‖Ac‐cou‐cheur″ (�), n. [F., fr. accoucher. See Accouchement.] A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an obstetrician.

736

Accoucheuse

‖Ac‐cou‐cheuse″ (�), n. [F.., fem. of accoucher.] A midwife. Dunglison.

737

Account

Ac‐count″ (�), n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See Account, v. t., Count, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of so...

738

Account (2)

Ac‐count″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accounted; p. pr. & vb. n.Accounting.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, à (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count,...

739

Account (3)

Ac‐count″, v. i. 1. To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.2. To render an account; ...

740

Account book

Ac‐count″ book′ (�). A book in which accounts are kept. Swift.

741

Accountability

Ac‐count′a‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness. “The awful idea of accountability.” R. Hall.

742

Accountable

Ac‐count″a‐ble (�), a. 1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.2. Capable of being accounted for; explica...

743

Accountable ness

Ac‐count″a‐ble ness, n. The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.

744

Accountably

Ac‐count″a‐bly, adv. In an accountable manner.

745

Accountancy

Ac‐count″an‐cy (�), n. The art or employment of an accountant.

746

Accountant

Ac‐count″ant (�), n. [Cf. F. accomptant, OF. acontant, p. pr.] 1. One who renders account; one accountable.2. A reckoner.3. One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; a...

747

Accountant (2)

Ac‐count″ant, a. Accountable. Shak.

748

Accountantship

Ac‐count″ant‐ship (�), n. [Accountant + -ship.] The office or employment of an accountant.

749

Accouple

Ac‐cou″ple (�), v. t. [OF. acopler, F. accoupler. See Couple.] To join; to couple.The Englishmen accoupled themselves with the Frenchmen.Hall.

750

Accouplement

Ac‐cou″ple‐ment (–kŭp″'l‐ment), n. [Cf. F. accouplement.] 1. The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union. Caxton.2. That which couples, as a tie or brace.

751

Accourage

Ac‐cour″age (�), v. t. [OF. acoragier; à (L. ad) + corage. See Courage.] To encourage.

752

Accourt

Ac‐court″ (–kōrt″), v. t. [Ac-, for L. ad. See Court.] To treat courteously; to court. Spenser.

753

Accouter

{ Ac‐cou″ter, Ac‐cou″tre } (ăk‐ko͞o″tẽr), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accoutered or Accoutred (–tẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Accoutering or Accoutring.] [F. accouter, OF. accoutrer, accoustrer;...

754

Accouterments

{ Ac‐cou″ter‐ments, Ac‐cou″tre‐ments } (�), n. pl. [F. accoutrement, earlier also accoustrement, earlier also accoustrement. See Accouter.] Dress; trappings; equipment; specific...

755

Accoy

Ac‐coy″ (ăk‐koi″), v. t. [OF. acoyer; ac-, for L. ad. See Coy.] 1. To render quiet; to soothe. Chaucer.2. To subdue; to tame; to daunt.Then is your careless courage accoyed.Spen...

756

Accredit

Ac‐cred″it (ăk‐krĕd″ĭt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accredited; p. pr. & vb. n.Accrediting.] [F. accréditer; à (L. ad) + crédit credit. See Credit.] 1. To put or bring into credit; to i...