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Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. Elmes.

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. Of moving accidents by fl…

cars, accompanied his march. Glover. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. Sir P. Sidney. He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels. Macaulay.

ssion of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. "And thou, the cursed accomplice of his treason." Johnson.

eded by own; as, of one's own accord. That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap. Lev. xxv. 5. Of his own accord he went unto you. 2 Cor. vii. 17.

To increase; to augment. And though power failed, her courage did accrue. Spenser.

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure. Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another. Rom. ii. 15.

Not centered; without a center.

A Christian sect without a leader.

Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.

Without antennæ, as some insects.

far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor.

Without a lip.

Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.

Without chyle.

Without chyme.

Without inclination or dipping; -- said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator. Prof. August.

Being without joints; jointless.

To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to. They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not re…