Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Her.) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective heraldry Supported on both sides by other
charges ; also, side by side - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
accost .
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Examples
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Chamberlain accosted the old woman, saying, “What damsel is this?”
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Since I didn’t want to get accosted is the main reason I hadn’t said anything.
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As far as being recognized ( "accosted") in LA ... you're welcome.
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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."
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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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.
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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.
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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 2004
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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.
A Sincere Apology Horace Jeffery Hodges 2005
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He was morose to all that stood in awe of him, and caressed all such as accosted him with familiarity ....
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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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.
The Athens NEWS :: Athens, Ohio's only locally-owned newspaper :: Home 2010
mager commented on the word accosted
I have been accosted on the street.
August 29, 2008