Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In heraldry: Placed on either or on each side of a principal charge: as, a bend accosted by two bendlets. Placed side by side, as two beasts, whether facing in the same direction or not.
Wiktionary
- adj. heraldry Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of accost.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Her.) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.
Examples
“Chamberlain accosted the old woman, saying, “What damsel is this?””
“Since I didn’t want to get accosted is the main reason I hadn’t said anything.”
“As far as being recognized ( "accosted") in LA ... you're welcome.”
“Three days later, in a related case (the records are sketchy, but the matching surnames in this small community suggest a link) ,143 Bridget St. Croix (presumably a relative of Ann) complained that on the previous evening she had encountered Thomas Tobin (possibly Ellen's brother and the victim of Ann's rock-throwing episodes), who had "accosted" her and said, "now you vagabond [w] hore I have you.”
“As a libertarian and strong believer of individual rights and free markets, I often get "accosted" by folks saying that I must want the environment just to go to hell.”
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Libertarianism, the Environment, and Kyoto: Part 1
“I certainly wouldn't put up with being 'accosted' by foreigners who have no business investing in my country and whose noses deserve to be broken for their disregard of my high social status.”
“He was morose to all that stood in awe of him, and caressed all such as accosted him with familiarity ....”
“In another instance, Hodson alleged, a female visiting professor complained that Reader had aggressively "accosted" her in a hallway about her application for a job at Scripps.”
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“In his recent memoir, Our Father Who Art in Bed (2008), Lennon suggests that a previous experience had made him proof against Maciel's advances: in a general confession to Maciel before taking his first religious vows, Lennon mentioned having been "accosted" by an Irish Christian Brother at his Dublin high school before joining the Legion.”
“But, despite the heavy police presence, a woman in her early 20s was "accosted" around 1: 30 p.m. as she walked along a path near the Tim Hortons on the town's east side.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘accosted’.
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Mobying Along
looks like there's not an open Moby Dick list. So now there is.
hypos, Manhattoes, circumambulate, mole, grapnels, bowsprit, asphaltic, mazy, tranced, cataract, ungraspable, judgmatically and 227 more...
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Rare Words - A
Not just rare words, but thousands of RARE WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS.
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phrontistery - a
from phrontistery.info
aba, abacinate, abactor, abaculus, abaft, abampere, abasia, abask, abb, abba, abbatial, abra and 1214 more...
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mager's Words
enigmatic, pragmatic, pulchritudinous, nincompoop, annihilation, sociality, entailment, acrosome, egalitarian, culture, technocracy, shenanigan and 541 more...
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List of Heraldry Terms
Words and phrases used in blazoning heraldic devices, along with names and other terms associated with the art and science.
Other similar lists can be found on Wordnik, especially that...seiant, duciper, bourdon, pouch, scrip, staff, ananas, besant d'argent, roundle, roundel, argent, allocamelus and 743 more...
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feeling words
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
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ErinIsADrunk's list
simply awesome
facetious, asinine, malaprop, transmogrification, revolution, accosted, serene, immolate, mellifluous
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8/9/10 Tooth and Nail
boisterous, accosted, impeccably, amiable, indifferent, animosity, exploit, alluring, placid, poised, beguiling, vitality and 35 more...
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Eilonwy's Words
edify, kindred spirit, verisimilitude, etymology, epitome, extemporaneous, eccentric, illuminate, renaissance, resplendent, dichotomy, tranquility and 75 more...
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brian's Words
hijinks, akimbo, plethora, accoutrements, redivider, informatician, raccoonnookkeeper, jowl, qaanaaq, sawdust, maniacal, copious and 34 more...
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mager I have been accosted on the street. Aug 28, 2008