Acciaccatura :: Acciaccatura (n.) A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura..

Accidence :: Accidence (n.) The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar..

Accidence :: Accidence (n.) The rudiments of any subject.

Accident :: Accident (n.) 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..

Accident :: Accident (n.) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case..

Accident :: Accident (n.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.

Accident :: Accident (n.) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute..

Accident :: Accident (n.) A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness..

Accident :: Accident (n.) Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident..

Accident :: Accident (n.) Unusual appearance or effect.

Accidental :: Accidental (a.) Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit..

Accidental :: Accidental (a.) Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play..

Accidental :: Accidental (n.) A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.

Accidental :: Accidental (n.) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.

Accidental :: Accidental (n.) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note..

Accidentalism :: Accidentalism (n.) Accidental character or effect.

Accidentality :: Accidentality (n.) The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.

Accidentally :: Accidentally (adv.) In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.

Accidentalness :: Accidentalness (n.) The quality of being accidental; casualness.

Accidie :: Accidie (n.) Sloth; torpor.

Accipenser :: Accipenser (n.) See Acipenser.

Accipient :: Accipient (n.) A receiver.

Accipiter :: Accipiter (n.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.

Accipiter :: Accipiter (n.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk..

Accipiters :: Accipiters (pl. ) of Accipite.

Accipitral :: Accipitral (n.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike..

Accipitres :: Accipitres (pl. ) of Accipite.

Accipitres :: Accipitres (n. pl.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls..

Accipitrine :: Accipitrine (a.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.

Accismus :: Accismus (n.) Affected refusal; coyness.

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